Scabble words "zips"?

Question

My mother-in law tried to tell me there was no such word as zips (like John zips us his jacket) sure enough it wasn't in her dict.
She says zipped is the only simila word. I said, how could I give a play-by-play of someone getting dressed (like in the present)

Is it a word?
(yeah I still beat her!!)

Answer 1

Yes, a verb.

Answer 2

http://209.161.33.50/dictionary/zip


Main Entry:
1zip Listen to the pronunciation of 1zip
Pronunciation:
\ˈzip\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
zipped; zip·ping
Etymology:
imitative of the sound of a speeding object
Date:
1852

intransitive verb 1 : to move, act, or function with speed and vigor 2 : to travel with a sharp hissing or humming sound transitive verb 1 : to impart speed or force to 2 : to add zest, interest, or life to — often used with up 3 : to transport or propel with speed

LOL go to the link. Always glad to help a fellow scrabbleist.

(that word, btw, is a dirty word in Arabic)

Answer 3

Zips is the plural form of the noun zip. It is not a verb. It is often misused as a verb in English/ English. I have no idea if it is a verb in American/English.

Answer 4

this is what gives mothers-in-law such a bad name! tsk!
but never mind! next time your playing check out the online TWL or SOWPODS scrabble word dictionary at:
http://www.scrabulous.com/twl_dictionary.php
http://www.scrabulous.com/sowpods_dictionary.php

(and yes, ZIPS is in both of them!)

Answer 5

yes it is!!!!
looked it up in the dictionary...