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Braces vs Zipper - What's the difference?

braces | zipper |

As nouns the difference between braces and zipper

is that braces is while zipper is (chiefly|us|australia) a zip fastener.

As a verb zipper is

to close a zipper.

braces

English

Noun

(head)
  • (orthodontics) A device for straightening teeth.
    • Susy has to go to the dentist to see if she needs braces .
  • (dated) handcuffs
    • Yup, we put that bastardly villain in braces .
  • The two keyboard symbols "{" and "}."
    • Use double braces to invoke a template in Wikipedia.
  • (British) A pair of straps crossing one's shoulders and extending down to one's trousers, where a clip or button arrangement allows them to affix to the trousers, ensuring that they will not fall off (US: suspenders).

    • Synonyms

    * (orthodontics) dental braces * (handcuffs) manacles * (keyboard symbols) brackets * (pair of straps holding trousers) suspenders

    Anagrams

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    zipper

    English

    (wikipedia zipper)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chiefly, US, Australia) A zip fastener.
  • A pressure-sensitive plastic closure.
  • (biochemistry) leucine zipper

    • Synonyms

    * slide fastener * zip (British), zip fastener (British)

    Meronyms

    * slider * teeth

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to close a zipper.
    • He zippered his sweater against the cold .
  • to put a zipper on an article.
    • ''This Fall jackets are zippered .
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