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