zippers

noun
UK /ˈzɪp.əz/
US /ˈzɪp.ɚz/

Zippers are the things on clothes and bags that you pull to open and close them.

She pulled up the zippers on her boots before going out in the snow.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. The plural of zipper, a device with interlocking teeth used to fasten clothing or bags.

The zippers on both jackets were broken.

3. People or things that move very quickly, informally.

Those kids are real zippers on the track.

4. Slang for small bags of marijuana.

The police found several zippers in the car.