staple

IPA: stˈeɪpʌɫ

noun

  • (now historical) A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
  • (by extension) Place of supply; source.
  • The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
  • A basic or essential supply.
  • A recurring topic or character.
  • Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
  • Unmanufactured material; raw material.
  • A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
  • A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
  • A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
  • One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
  • (mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
  • A small pit.
  • A district granted to an abbey.
  • (obsolete) A post; prop; support
  • A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2756).
  • A habitational surname from Middle English.

verb

  • (transitive) To sort according to its staple.
  • (transitive) To secure with a staple.

adjective

  • Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
  • Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
  • Fit to be sold; marketable.
  • Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
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Examples of "staple" in Sentences

  • The main staples are millet and Matooke.
  • The staple food of Akas is maize and millet.
  • Pearl millet is the staple food of Rajasthan.
  • The Southern staples were cornbread and greens.
  • A staple of the trip is hiking the Chilkoot Trail.
  • The rifle is the staple of the Indian armed forces.
  • The staple reason for the concert is for fundraising.
  • The principal staple crops of the area are maize and black beans.
  • Millets, the staple food of the people, was the main agricultural produce.
  • The main staple of the people in Tang Fang village is agriculture and farming.

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