staple in English

noun

1

a piece of bent metal or wire pushed through something or clipped over it as a fastening, in particular.

2

a main or important element of something, especially of a diet.

bread, milk, and other staples

3

the fiber of cotton or wool considered with regard to its length and degree of fineness.

jackets made from long-staple Egyptian cotton

4

a center of trade, especially in a specified commodity.

proposals were made for a wool staple at Pisa

verb

1

attach or secure with a staple or staples.

Mark stapled a batch of papers together

2

sort or classify (wool, etc.) according to fiber.

Environmentally friendly sheep's wool is stapled into the lateral groove for insulation.

adjective

1

main or important, especially in terms of consumption.

the staple foods of the poor

noun

• raw material
• basic

adjective

• main, principal, chief, major, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, (most) prominent, basic, standard, prime, premier, number-one

Use "staple" in a sentence

1. Staple cartridge including a barbed staple

2. Please staple these together.

3. Our staple food was yam.

4. Oil is Nigeria's staple export.

5. You could staple the anastomosis.

6. The staple crop is rice.

7. Alternatively, one staple driver may be perpendicular and second staple driver may be at a non-perpendicular angle.

8. Staple the invoice to the receipt.

9. The mixed fiber sliver includes a first plurality of cellulose acetate staple fibers blended with a second plurality of staple fibers comprising a polymeric material different from the first plurality of staple fibers, such as staple fibers of a degradable polymeric material.

10. 27 Thought the instant noodles worked as staple food the age the staple food are also dispensable.

11. - other synthetic man-made staple fibres,

12. Most Buttressed segments failed away from the staple-line, while the non-Buttressed segments failed at the staple-line

13. The black Bodysuit is a fashion staple

14. Tortillas are a staple of Mexican cooking.

15. Woven fabrics of man-made staple fibres:

16. Reliable Ballpoint pens are an office staple

17. The desired staple length for producing Combed …

18. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyamide

19. Chilaquiles are a breakfast staple in Mexico

20. For an Albanian, bread is a staple.

21. Sewing thread of man-made staple fibres

22. Pasta is a staple of Italian cuisine

23. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyester

24. synthetic man-made staple fibres of polyimide

25. - synthetic man-made staple fibres of polypropylene,

26. 17 Staple the invoice to the receipt.

27. Staple goods are disappearing from the shops.

28. Staple the invoice and the receipt together.

29. Coffee is the staple of this district.

30. The Alexandria Ballrooms, a historic staple since 1906

31. Babaganoush is a summertime staple at our house

32. Classy Activewear has become an essential wardrobe staple

33. Tapioca was a staple food of the Indians.

34. Couscous is a staple food throughout North Africa

35. A Bolo tie is an American southwest staple

36. Antimacassars were a staple of the Victorian home

37. Ackees Ackee is a staple of Jamaican cuisine

38. Sweet potato was the staple of their diet.

39. 18 Staple the invoice and the receipt together.

40. Here’s how summer Blockbusters became a Hollywood staple

41. Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.

42. Staple food crops are maize, sorghum and wheat.

43. The weather forms the staple of their conversation.

44. Jeans are a staple part of everyone's wardrobe.

45. Dress Booties are a staple in any woman’s closet

46. Hog Butcherings are a staple of the Shenandoah Valley

47. Rice is the staple food in many Asian countries.

48. The staple of the Orient, for example, is rice.

49. 10 Staple food crops are maize, sorghum and wheat.

50. Staple some sheets of paper together into a book.