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ZIPPER
Etymology
Noun
zipper (plural zippers)
(chiefly, US, Australia) A zip fastener.
A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
(biochemistry) leucine zipper
(slang) A scar on a person's body.
(US, military, slang, dated) An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
Synonyms
• slide fastener
• zip (British), zip fastener (British)
Meronyms
• slider
• teeth
Verb
zipper (third-person singular simple present zippers, present participle zippering, simple past and past participle zippered)
to close a zipper.
to put a zipper on an article.
Source: Wiktionary
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SET
(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”
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