Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "zipper" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

buttons

Derived Terms

leucine zipper zipper down zipper lane zipper machine zipper merge zipper sex zipper spider zipper up zippery

Distinct From

buttons

Context

australia biochemistry military slang us

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

fasten fastener fastening fix fixing holdfast secure

Made Of

teeth

Parts (Meronyms)

slider teeth

Part Of

clothes jacket

Related Terms

accessory air animal button close closer closes closes jeans closing closing clothing closing fly closing pants closure closure device closure mechanism clothes clothes fastener clothing clothing accessory clothing closer clothing fastening coat coats dawn device doing doing up dusk fastener fastening fastening clothes fastening pants fly fly closing front genitals jackets jeans jeans closer jeans closure jeans lock ladder leucine zipper line lock locker mans mans fly mechanism metal metal strip metal teeth notches on clothes on clothing on jackets on jeans on pants opener pant pant closure pant locker pants pants button pants closer pants closure pants coats pants fly pants front pants opener pants part part patrol peeing pressure scar sealing sealing coat strip teeth teeth clothes trousers unzipping up useful zed zip zip fastener

Synonym Network

slide fastener zip zip fastener zip up

Used For

fasten pants

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.