: a fastener consisting of two rows of metal or plastic teeth on strips of tape and a sliding piece that closes an opening by drawing the teeth together
Examples of zipper in a Sentence
Noun
The zipper was stuck and we couldn't open the suitcase.
Can you help him with his zipper?
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Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Ciara bundled up in an oversize cowl-neck Schiaparelli dress with a standout zipper and clear PVC sandals.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
And that implied that feathers were first tubular, then a tuft, then a vein, a flat surface — but not integrated — and then a vein that zippered together.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
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Noun
Plus, each zipper compartment locks to prevent pick-pocketers.
—Rachel Trujillo, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
Ciara bundled up in an oversize cowl-neck Schiaparelli dress with a standout zipper and clear PVC sandals.
—Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
There are also multiple interior zippered and slip pockets to store small items, as well as two side water bottle pockets and a front zippered pocket to give easy access to essential items.
—Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
And that implied that feathers were first tubular, then a tuft, then a vein, a flat surface — but not integrated — and then a vein that zippered together.
—Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Zipper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zipper. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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