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hook-and-pile fastener

hook-and-pile fastener 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-pile fastener (plural hook-and-pile fasteners)

  1. (uncommon) 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-pile fastener

Forms of hook-and-pile fastener

pluralhook-and-pile fasteners
alternative formhook and pile fastener

Questions about hook-and-pile fastener

What does hook-and-pile fastener mean?
Hook-and-pile fastener 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-pile fastener?
Hook-and-pile fastener is a noun.
What is the plural of hook-and-pile fastener?
The plural of hook-and-pile fastener is hook-and-pile fasteners.

Words near hook-and-pile fastener in the dictionary

  1. hook-and-liners
  2. hook-and-loop
  3. hook-and-loop fastener
  4. hook-and-loop fasteners
  5. hook-and-loops
  6. hook-and-pile fastener
  7. hook-bill
  8. hook-eared
  9. hook-eared sculpin
  10. hook-eared sculpins
  11. hook-nosed

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