staple
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.