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zipper

/ˈzɪpɚ/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A zip fastener.
  2. A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
  3. Leucine zipper
  4. A scar on a person's body.
  5. An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
  6. To close a zipper.
  7. To put a zipper on an article.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

zip up(English)slide fastener(English)zip(English)zip-fastener(English)rack(English)slide(English)chute(English)closing(English)fastener(English)leucine(English)zippo(English)loach(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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