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.

Sound Patterns & Rhymes

Rhymes

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

Consonance

Words sharing similar consonant sound patterns — adds texture and cohesion to writing

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