Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hook-and-loop fastener

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables: hook-and-loop -fas-ten-er
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

19

Letters

6

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).

Example Sentences

"Closure for the envelope strap is provided by the new hook and loop fastener, “Velcro,” which does the work of buckles or laces."

Inflected Forms

hook-and-loop fasteners (plural) hook and loop fastener (alternative)

Synonyms

Velcro

Questions

What does hook-and-loop fastener mean?: Synonym of Velcro (“a fastener consisting of two strips of fabric, one covered with miniature fiber hooks and the other with tiny fiber loops, which stick strongly together but can still be pulled apart.”).

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