ZIPPING

ZIP

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

zipping

present participle of zip

Source: Wiktionary


ZIP

Zip, n. [Imitative.]

Definition: A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying bullet.

Zip, v. i.

Definition: To make, or move with, such a sound.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

27 January 2025

FISSILE

(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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