Definitions

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  • adjective Resembling a zipper or some aspect of one.

Etymologies

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zipper +‎ -like

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Examples

  • The hole in my chest snapped closed with a zipperlike noise.

    Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

  • The hole in my chest snapped closed with a zipperlike noise.

    Crossed J.F. Lewis 2011

  • DNA is a zipperlike molecule, with the A-T-C-G letters as teeth.

    The New, Fast Gene Machine 2009

  • And somehow, producing a zipperlike sound, he pulled the snake out of its skin.

    unknown title 2009

  • DNA is a zipperlike molecule, with the A-T-C-G letters as teeth.

    unknown title 2009

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