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UK
/stˈeɪpəl/
]
[ US /ˈsteɪpəɫ/ ]
[ US /ˈsteɪpəɫ/ ]
NOUN
- (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
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a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
staple fibers vary widely in length - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
- material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
- paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
ADJECTIVE
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necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
wheat is a staple crop
VERB
-
secure or fasten with a staple or staples
staple the papers together
How To Use staple In A Sentence
- He flips a switch. A "rat-a-tat-tat" sound, like that of a staple gun, echoes through his helmet, and fatigue abruptly flees his mind.
- Back in the '60s and '70s I listened to Gordon Lightfoot a fair bit when I wanted to take a break from the harder rock that was the staple of my listening.
- Traditional rural staples are sweet potatoes, manioc, yams, corn, rice, pigeon peas, cowpeas, bread, and coffee.
- The feelgood factor, a staple of Hollywood, is binned in favour of emotional truth and the complexities of human nature.
- Just having a copier that worked, or being able to find tape or a stapler was a huge deal. Popular Posts Across MetaFilter
- Her latest film is the staple offering of action and comedy which we have come to expect.
- Yet it represents the staple commodity of banking: the cost of money itself. Times, Sunday Times
- Tom Staple would have willingly been impaled before a Committee of the House, could he by such self-sacrifice have infused his own spirit into the component members of the hebdomadal board. Barchester Towers
- The Santa Monica iteration of this summer staple is one of the most budget-conscious ones at $40 (proceeds benefit the Special Olympics), but if you want to go even lower there's the $5 Thrillist food truck rally in Hollywood (proceeds benefit Meals on Wheels). Your Weekend To Do-List: Block Party, Blaxploitation, & Beer
- Textual criticism and emendation was the order of the day for scholars, with translation, prose and verse composition, and the study of metrical forms being the staple for students.
