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zipper
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun zipper has 1 sense
- zipper(n = noun.artifact) slide fastener, zip, zip fastener - a fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab; Array is a part of cardigan, dress, frock, skirt, pant, trouser
is a kind of fastener, fastening, fixing, holdfast
Derived forms verb zip1, verb zipper1
Verb zipper has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
zipper, n. & v. esp. US
--n. a zip-fastener.
--v.tr. (often foll. by up) fasten with a zipper.
--n. a zip-fastener.
--v.tr. (often foll. by up) fasten with a zipper.
Derivative
zippered adj.
THESAURUS
zipper
articulate, bang, bar, barricade, batten, batten down, bolt, buckle, butt, button, button up, choke, choke off, clap, clasp, cleat, clip, close, close up, constrict, contain, contract, cover, dovetail, fasten, fold, fold up, hasp, hinge, hitch, hook, jam, joint, key, latch, lock, lock out, lock up, miter, mortise, nail, occlude, padlock, peg, pin, plumb, rabbet, rivet, scarf, screw, seal, seal off, seal up, secure, sew, shut, shut the door, shut up, skewer, slam, snap, squeeze shut, staple, stick, stitch, strangle, tack, toggle, wedge, zip up
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