Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Alternative capitalization of Velcro
Examples
“Mowing mowing mowing. and also on how lethal ride-on mowers are and why aren't the seats covered in velcro to prevent the driver sliding off when mowing a slope.”
“So i put my pin right on his brisket and when i went to let the arrow fly, the velcro on my release let loose, making a horrible sound. (i think velcro is the devil of bow hunting hahaha). so the buck jumped on the other side of the berm 25 yards into some thick brush, so i found a whole in the brush and kept following the buck in my sights, waiting for him to get to the whole.”
“The frame is attached to the table top with velcro which is quite smart because it means you can pop the frame off and open it up – so you can change the keepsakes you have on display as often as you like.”
Turn a side table into a display for your favourite keepsakes | Lifehacker Australia
“On this "Just prattling on" theme; isn't that what 'velcro' Gordon Brown does?”
“BreadandButter: Dang his head looks like some kind of velcro game!”
“Without any harm to the screen, this product easily attaches to any Computer or TV Screen using heavy duty velcro which is included.”
“But that sort of hirsute protectionism treads dangerously upon our most cherished freedoms, and will potentially lead to messy entanglements from which we will find it hard to extricate ourselves (think "velcro").”
“But that sort of hirsute protectionism treads dangerously upon our most cherished freedoms, and will potentially lead to messy entanglements from which we will find it hard to extricate ourselves (think "velcro"). finally noticed:”
“The status quo sees their stranglehold on this nation diminishing, their fat cat supporters and lobbyists throwing money at them like they have velcro on coming to an end, and a centurys old belief that they are supreme in total jeopardy.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘velcro’.
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color (multi)
tiara's color lists rebuilt :)
( visual, colors, multi, descriptive, randomness )pastel, rainbow, gemstone, crystals, ore, minerals, elements, neon, northern lights, fur, sunset, sunrise and 98 more...
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genericized trademarks
Trademarked names that people use to refer to the thing in general, regardless of maker.
xerox, saran wrap, play-doh, silly putty, jell-o, crapper, band-aid, sharpie, biro, bic, zippo, thermos and 81 more...
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Quirkstyle
Fashion elegance, oddities, styles, and cool garments.
tatterdemalion, froufrou, gingham, argyle, corset, hoop skirt, pantaloons, bloomers, jaunty, seersucker, twill, ganguro and 126 more...
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trademark
all of these are from 7 English
dictionaries and Macquarie dictionary
I havent listed capitalized ones yet
but Viagra would be one and common
words like sterling a sub-machi...agene, adware, airbus, alnico, amberina, amarone, apiezon, aspirin, atebrin, atebrine, autocue, autoharp and 774 more...
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kant's Words
mandrágora, doppelganger, sinestesia, baladí, adriático, chanson, correveidile, angster, dèja vu, otredad, grasshopper, republic and 1074 more...
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NASA
A place for NASA-related stuff, from Mercury, Gemini, Apollo, Skylab, etc.
faithful shepard, lunar module, command service m..., trajectory, moon shot, apollo, mercury, gemini, skylab, viking, velcro, tang and 103 more...
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Genericide
Trademarks that have lost their character as indicators of source to become a general term for a product or service.
cellophane, aspirin, butterscotch, escalator, heroin, kerosene, thermos, yo-yo, zipper, dry ice, email, freeware and 106 more...
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cucchiaio's Words
ambidextrous, octogenarian, unanimous, semaphore, luminous, indigenous, epistemological, ravenous, receptacle, petrify, rectify, lepidopterologist and 104 more...
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Words Describing My Cat
fat, fuzzy, gluttonous, affectionate, stinky, mewling, orally fetishistic, warm, purring, sneaky, shedding, enormous and 3 more...
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A Household Name
Brand names that have become part of the everyday lexicon.
xerox, band-aid, hoover, kleenex, breathalyzer, white out, dacron, dumpster, magic marker, rollerblade, scotch tape, velcro and 6 more...
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arts and crafty
I so desperately want a craft room.
sew, scissors, fabric, bobbin, vellum, cardstock, sticker, exacto, glue, glue stick, yarn, string and 81 more...
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Trade Names
rollerblade, zeppelin, kleenex, band-aid, tabasco, jell-o, trojans, rooty-tooty fresh..., xerox, google, velcro, coke and 39 more...
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Atypical Onomatopoetics
coffee, butter, soda, brackish, cucumber, cotton, velcro, bat
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material names of which i am fond
En voici une liste...
velcro, corduroy, vellum, mylar, angora, tweed, taffeta, chiffon
Tweets
Looking for tweets for velcro.
reesetee I play with Velcro every day! But I haven't had Tang in eons. Jul 20, 2009
chained_bear Anyone else celebrating the 40th Apollo 11 landing anniversary by playing with Velcro? Or drinking Tang, perhaps? Jul 20, 2009
chained_bear Also a good name for a German shepherd. And see John's list of Band Names, just because. Nov 30, 2007