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hook-and-loop

hook-and-loop 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.”).

Noun

hook-and-loop (plural hook-and-loops or hooks-and-loops)

  1. 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.”).
    Synonyms:
    Velcro

Synonyms of hook-and-loop

Forms of hook-and-loop

pluralhook-and-loops
pluralhooks-and-loops
alternative formhook and loop

Origin of hook-and-loop

Clipping of hook-and-loop fastener.

Phrases with hook-and-loop

Questions about hook-and-loop

What does hook-and-loop mean?
Hook-and-loop means 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.”).
What part of speech is hook-and-loop?
Hook-and-loop is a noun.
What is the plural of hook-and-loop?
The plural of hook-and-loop is hook-and-loops.

Words near hook-and-loop in the dictionary

  1. hook-a-duck
  2. Hook-a-Gate
  3. hook-and-bullet
  4. hook-and-liner
  5. hook-and-liners
  6. hook-and-loop
  7. hook-and-loop fastener
  8. hook-and-loop fasteners
  9. hook-and-loops
  10. hook-and-pile fastener
  11. hook-bill

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