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nounmaterial suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
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"staple fibers vary widely in length"nouna natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
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noun(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
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nouna short U-shaped wire nail for securing cablestype of:
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"wheat is a staple crop"adjectivenecessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
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nounpaper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers togethertype of:
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"staple the papers together"verbsecure or fasten with a staple or staplesOpposite:
Definition that contains staple
- potato an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- murphy an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- staple secure or fasten with a staple or staples
- spud an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- padlock a detachable lock; has a hinged shackle that can be passed through the staple of a hasp or the links in a chain and then snapped shut
- tater an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
- stapler a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together
- plantain starchy banana-like fruit; eaten (always cooked) as a staple vegetable throughout the tropics
- cassava cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
- cassava a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics