zipper
noun /ˈzɪpə(r)/
/ˈzɪpər/
(especially North American English) (British English usually zip, zip fastener)
- a thing that you use to fasten clothes, bags, etc. It consists of two rows of metal or plastic teeth that you can pull together to close something or pull apart to open it.
enlarge image- My zipper’s stuck.
- The fabric got caught in the zipper and tore.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryZipper is used before these nouns:- closure
