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Definitions for Zipper

[1] 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.
[2] a person or thing that zips.
[3] a rubber and fabric boot or overshoe fastened up the leg by a zipper.
[4] a large illuminated display of news bulletins or advertisements that rapidly and continously flash by on an upper part of a building.
[5] zip2.
[6] US and Canadian 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

Words related to Zipper

worthless, insignificant, irrelevant, immaterial, meaningless, inconsequential, negligible, useless, null, trivial, frivolous, unnecessary, connection, link, fetter, tie-in, strap, gag, network, ligature

Words nearby Zipper

zip-code, zip-in, zip-out, zipangu, ziploc, zipper, zippered, zipporah, zippy, ziram, zircalloy

Origin of Zipper

1920–25, Americanism ; formerly a trademark; see zip1, -er1

Other words from Zipper

zip·per·less , adjective

Synonyms for Zipper

frivolous, immaterial, inconsequential, insignificant, irrelevant, meaningless, negligible, null, trivial, unnecessary, useless, worthless, beside the point, casual, frothy, inconsiderable, indifferent, little, low-ranking, minor, minute, nonessential, nothing, nugatory, of no account, of no consequence, paltry, petty, picayune, second-rate, shoestring, slight, trifling, zero, zilch, zip