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zip
Noun
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A zip is a sound made by a small object.
Zip!
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A zip is a short form of zipper.
Is the zip on your coat working.
zip
Verb
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To zip is to move quickly.
The birds zip from tree to tree.
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To zip is to close a zipper.
Zip up your coat before going outside.
code
Noun
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A code is a set of rules or laws.
Children usually learn their parents' moral code.
Section 244(1) (a) of the Canadian Criminal Code defines assault.
code
Verb
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If something is coded, it is written or stored in a code.
The completed questionnaires were coded by two people.
The wide variety of proteins in the cells are all coded for by the genes in the nucleus.
omission
Noun
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An omission is a failure to do or include something.
The story is misleading because of all the lies and omissions.
The police did not tell them their rights, which is a serious omission.
Omission of the English plural -s is common among these students.