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zipper

noun verb

A zip fastener.

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
Z
Ends with
R
Contains
IP
Scrabble score
19
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈzɪpɚ/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  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.

verb

  1. To close a zipper.

    “He zippered his sweater against the cold.”

  2. To put a zipper on an article.

    “These fall jackets are zippered.”

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Example Sentences

He zippered his sweater against the cold.
These fall jackets are zippered.

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