zipper
/ˈzɪpɚ/noun
Early ChildhoodNot in standard dictionaries
1
A zip fastener.
2
A pressure-sensitive plastic closure, as on a Ziploc bag.
3
A leucine zipper.
4
A scar on a person's body.
5
An air patrol carried out at dawn or dusk.
6
A string of clothes pegs or clips attached to the body and then quickly pulled off.
7
A technique for arbitrarily traversing an aggregate data structure and updating its contents. See zipper (data structure).
8
A zipline.
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Words that share the same ending sound pattern
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing
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