A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
Used in a Sentence
zipper
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for zipper.
Editorial note
The Vislon is a plastic zipper (i.e the zipper teeth, not the pull), so I'd guess cheaper than the other, which is for a metal zipper.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech2
Quick take
A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of zipper gathered in one view.
To close a zipper.
To put a zipper on an article.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for zipper.
noun
A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
See also: zip-up, slide-fastener, zip-fastener
verb
To close a zipper.
See also: zip-up, slide-fastener, zip-fastener
verb
To put a zipper on an article.
See also: zip-up, slide-fastener, zip-fastener
verb
To unzipper.
See also: zip-up, slide-fastener, zip-fastener
Example sentences
The Vislon is a plastic zipper (i.e the zipper teeth, not the pull), so I'd guess cheaper than the other, which is for a metal zipper.
We should all be merging at the last moment, and using zipper merging to allow smooth traffic flow.
They're activated by a battery that starts when you put the thing on and clip the zipper.
Obviously the manufacturer will try to optimize the BOM, and that includes the cost of the zipper.
They're making very low end zipper pulls, made of pot metal (zinc and aluminum) and casting them.
The upstream market competes by optimizing their BOM, so if the zipper isn't worth the cost, it will phase out.
The DNA is split into two strands, kind of like a zipper unzipping, and then bases are added to the two strands to form the two new complete DNA molecules.
It seems you'd get more mileage out of a trie if you also compared it with a sort of zipper approach.
They replaced all of the inside seams, a zipper, and added a key loop (a feature the original didn't even have).
They make the zipper somewhat easier to pull (more friction = less grip needed).
(There are many videos on YouTube on how to replace broken zipper pulls.) Better zipper pulls are stamped from sheet metal - plated steel, aluminum, brass.
Merging could be vastly improved if cars were able to zipper merge better.
Quote examples
The derivative of a type is its "zipper", a datatype for representing a "hole" that moves around the data structure.
While I agree that showering code in mathematical abstractions doesn't make for readable code, a zipper is not "cleverness for cleverness' sake".
YKK, the world's largest zipper manufacturer, ("Small part, big difference") offers the same pull, with no alignment projection.
You can't tolerate a bug in the radio causing the car to crash (didn't anyone learn anything from the demise of the Death Star?) The Fukushima disaster and the Deepwater Horizon disaster, from what I read about them, all suffered from easily preventable "zipper effect" of cascading failures.
Proper noun examples
Zipper merging is good when a lane ends, but that's not what I'm talking about.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use zipper in a sentence?
The Vislon is a plastic zipper (i.e the zipper teeth, not the pull), so I'd guess cheaper than the other, which is for a metal zipper.
What does zipper mean?
A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
What part of speech is zipper?
zipper is commonly used as noun, verb.