noun, American English - a thing with two rows of metal or plastic teeth that fit together, it is used as a fastener on trousers, bags etc.

noun, British English - a thing with two rows of metal or plastic teeth that fit together, it is used as a fastener on trousers, bags etc.

noun - beams of invisible light that can go through solid things, it is used e.g. in medicine to take pictures of broken bones etc.

noun - a person (esp. among Native Americans) who is believed to be able to communicate with the spiritual world and has special healing powers

noun - a man who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

noun - a woman who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

noun - a person who is present at a child's baptism and who promises to be responsible for teaching the child about the Christian ways

noun - a kind of greasy liquid that comes from a variety of plants, such as sunflower or olives, which is used for frying etc.