zipper
English
/ˈzɪpɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (chiefly) A zip fastener.
- A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
- (biochemistry) leucine zipper
- (slang) A scar on a person's body.
- (US) An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
Etymology
Affix from English zip (make move quickly, move in haste).
Origin
English
zip
Gloss
make move quickly, move in haste
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Zippergate English
- head English
- multizipper English
- rezip English
- unzip English
- unzipped English
- unzipper English
- zip English
- zipgun English
- zipless English
- ziplike English
- zipline English
- ziplocked English
- zipola English
- zippable English
- zipperhead English
- zipperless English
- zipperlike English
- zippo English
- zippy English
- ziptop English
- zipway English
- zipar Portuguese
- sip Irish
- ซิป Thai
- paniper Cebuano
- siper Cebuano
- ziper Norman
- ဇစ် Burmese
- zik Hausa