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  1. noun
    material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

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  2. noun
    a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
    "staple fibers vary widely in length"
  3. noun
    (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

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  4. noun
    a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
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  5. adjective
    necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
    "wheat is a staple crop"

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  6. noun
    paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
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  7. verb
    secure or fasten with a staple or staples
    "staple the papers together"
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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 a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
  • cassava cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
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