zipper
Also called slide fastener. a device used for fastening clothing, valises, etc., consisting of two toothed tracks or spiral metal or plastic coils, each bordering one of two edges to be joined, and a piece that either interlocks or separates them when pulled.
a person or thing that zips.
a rubber and fabric boot or overshoe fastened up the leg by a zipper.
a large illuminated display of news bulletins or advertisements that rapidly and continously flash by on an upper part of a building.
zip2.
Origin of zipper
1Other words from zipper
- zip·per·less, adjective
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How to use zipper in a sentence
In designing the shoe, Reinertsen says the design team used their years of research that went into developing the original FlyEase, which used zippers and other ties to make for an easier and still secure lace-up.
Nike’s lace-free sneakers offer a perfect fit you simply step into | Claire Maldarelli | February 2, 2021 | Popular-Science“If a product has a zipper, then that will be its weakest link,” Godfrey says.
The sturdy materials, belt loops, buttons, and zippers make these pants feel like they’ll last a lifetime, which goes a long way to justifying their price.
A zipper along the outside makes it possible to remove the fur coat altogether for cleaning.
That means they’ll also try to keep the weight of the fabrics, zippers, and other features to a minimum.
They have two front welt pockets, two back welt pockets, two hook closures at the waist, and a zipper fly.
Idaho Woman Who Gave Birth on Highway: ‘I Had to Pull My Pants Down to Get the Baby Out’ | Dale Eisinger | July 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEven stranded in a desert, Spears manages to stay sexy and classy (okay, minus the easy-access zipper).
When he went to prison, he had a couple of tattoos, he says—a star, a zipper around his wrist.
Laws Gone Wild: As Teen Sweethearts Go to Prison for Sex, Mothers Rebel | Abigail Pesta | January 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTUnfortunately, I was wearing one of their dresses today, but at the last minute the zipper broke!
Just as Strauss-Kahn critics joked that his zipper could be his undoing, Sarkozy cynics bet on a baby.
He was portly, gray-haired, arrogant-faced; he wore a short black jacket with a jewelled zipper-pull, and striped trousers.
Hunter Patrol | Henry Beam Piper and John J. McGuireDid he normally wear a zipper jacket of the character shown on that exhibit?
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyAs soon as he fastened the last zipper his companion jammed one of the domed helmets on his head.
The Time Traders | Andre NortonOh, when he came back he had the zipper satchel and the clothes on the hanger, is that right?
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyThat little zipper satchel bag and some clothes on a hanger.
Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for zipper
/ (ˈzɪpə) /
US and Canadian a fastening device operating by means of two parallel rows of metal or plastic teeth on either side of a closure that are interlocked by a sliding tab: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): zip
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