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staple   (TTS Sound)

The noun staple has 5 senses

• basic, staple -- ((usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant)


• staple, staple fiber, staple fibre -- (a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length")


• raw material, staple -- (material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing)


• staple -- (a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables)


• staple -- (paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together)

The verb staple has 1 sense

• staple -- (secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together")

The adj staple has 1 sense

• staple -- (necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop")