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zipper
[ zip-er ]
noun
- 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 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.
verb (used with or without object)
zipper
/ ˈɪə /
noun
- 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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But Chinese factories rely entirely on local sources for everything, from fabric to zippers and buttons.
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Williams rode shotgun, his bug hooked onto the zipper of his backpack.
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For instance, artwork in a home’s entryway can be exposed to umbrellas, raincoats and zippers, while art displayed in bathrooms can experience damaging levels of humidity.
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“I got so little playing time at Oregon,” he joked, “the zipper on my warm-up jacket rusted shut.”
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“I was able to be in the fittings and say, ‘OK, I’m gonna have a big hairstyle, so we need to have a zipper.
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