Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quarter-zip

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.81 in modern English

Syllables: quar-ter-zip
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a short zip (approximately a quarter of the height of the garment) descending from the collar.

noun

A jacket, sweater, or other top with a short zip (approximately a quarter of the height of the garment) descending from the collar.

Example Sentences

"“[…] [men’s] fleece business is really being driven by novelty,” said Lisa Fox, vice-president of brand marketing, […] “I’m talking about styles with striped ribbed trim, open-bottom styling, hoods and novelty interest at the neckline—henleys or quarter zips.”"

Inflected Forms

quarter zip (alternative) quarter-zips (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

full-zip half-zip

Questions

What does quarter-zip mean?: Having a short zip (approximately a quarter of the height of the garment) descending from the collar.

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