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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