staple

(noun, adjective, verb)

adjective

1. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities

- wheat is a staple crop

Similar word(s): essential

Sentences with staple as an adjective:

- a staple town

noun

1. (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

Similar word(s): basic

Definition categories: man–made, commodity, good

2. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

- staple fibers vary widely in length

Definition categories: substance

3. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

Definition categories: substance, material, stuff

4. a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

Definition categories: man–made, nail

5. paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

Definition categories: man–made

Sentences with staple as a noun:

- Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.

- Tow is flax with short staple.

- Can you believe they use staples to hold cars together these days?

- The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence-posts.

- Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water.

verb

1. secure or fasten with a staple or staples

- staple the papers together

Definition categories: contact, fasten, fix, secure

Sentences with staple as a verb:

- to staple cotton