Synonyms for zipper
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : zip-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈzɪp ər |
Top 10 synonyms for zipper
- attachment
- band
- bandage
- beside the point
- bond
- brace
- casual
- cord
- fastener
- fetter
- frothy
- gag
- hookup
- inconsiderable
- indifferent
- joint
- knot
- ligament
- ligature
- little
- low-ranking
- minor
- minute
- network
- nexus
- nonessential
- nothing
- nugatory
- of no account
- of no consequence
- outfit
- paltry
- petty
- picayune
- rope
- second-rate
- shoestring
- slight
- strap
- string
- tackle
- tie-in
- tie-up
- trifling
- trivial
- unnecessary
- useless
- worthless
- yoke
- zero
- zilch
- zip
- zipper
Définition of zipper
Origin :- 1925, probably an agent noun from zip (v.1). The trademark taken out on the name that year applied to a boot with zippers, not to the "lightning fastener" itself, which was at first called a zip.
- As in unimportant : adj of no real worth, value
- As in tie : noun fastening
- Attach tassels on zipper ends, made with a few strands of yarn.
- Extract from : « Juvenile Styles, Volume 4 » by Mary Hoyer
- I lowered her zipper, she did mine, and tugged my jeans off.
- Extract from : « Little Brother » by Cory Doctorow
- I am showing you Commission Exhibit 162, which appears to be a jacket with a zipper.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- Phil Conover pulled the zipper of his flight suit up the front of his long, thin body and came into the living room.
- Extract from : « Breakaway » by Stanley Gimble
- He drew a zipper open in his fancy blouse, dragged out the Bull Durham and started to roll his own.
- Extract from : « Vigorish » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- The prisoner agonizedly opened a zipper slip in his costume and brought out tobacco, even tailor-made cigarettes.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science January 1930 » by Victor Rousseau
- As far as we recollect, ordinary slacks and, a more definite recollection, a sort of zipper jerkin.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- Oh, when he came back he had the zipper satchel and the clothes on the hanger, is that right?
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- The first time he came to see you he had a zipper satchel bag?
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- Now, I won't be sure, because I really don't know, but is that a zipper jacket?
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (6 of 26): Hearings Vol. VI (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
Antonyms for zipper
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