Definition of staples Staples
/stejˈpʌlz/ - [steypulz] -
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What does staples mean?
Wiktionary 
- staples (Noun)
Plural of staple.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: staples |
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| staple - paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together | ||
| paper fastener a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place | ||
| staple - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables | ||
| staple - a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length" | ||
| staple fiber, staple fibre | ||
| staple - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant | ||
| basic | ||
| commodity, trade good, good articles of commerce | ||
| staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing | ||
| raw material | ||
| material, stuff things needed for doing or making something; "writing materials"; "useful teaching materials" | ||
Verb |
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| staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together" | ||
| unstaple take the staples off; "unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt" | ||
| fasten, secure, fix attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" | ||
Adjectivestaple, stapler, staplest |
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| staple - necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop" | ||
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Wiktionary
- staple (Noun)
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. - staple (Noun)
The principal commodity produced in a town or region. - staple (Noun)
A basic or essential supply. - staple (Noun)
A recurring topic or character. - staple (Noun)
Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread. - staple (Noun)
A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around. - staple (Noun)
A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling. - staple (Noun)
A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures. - staple (Noun)
One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder. - staple (Verb)
To sort according to its staple. - staple (Verb)
To secure with a staple.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- staple (n.)
A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic. - staple (n.)
Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head. - staple (n.)
The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States. - staple (n.)
The principal constituent in anything; chief item. - staple (n.)
Unmanufactured material; raw material. - staple (n.)
The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple. - staple (n.)
A loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like. - staple (n.)
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels. - staple (n.)
A small pit. - staple (n.)
A district granted to an abbey. - staple (a.)
Pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town. - staple (a.)
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade. - staple (a.)
Fit to be sold; marketable. - staple (a.)
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief. - staple (v. t.)
To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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staple
A metal fastener consisting of a U-shaped wire with two legs that are bent to hold several sheets of paper together. -
staple
To secure or fasten with a staple.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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staple
stā′pl, n. a settled mart or market: the principal production or industry of a district or country: the principal element: the thread of textile fabrics: unmanufactured material.—adj. established in commerce: regularly produced for market.—n. Stā′pler, a dealer. [O. Fr. estaple—Low Ger. stapel, a heap.] -
staple
stā′pl, n. a loop of iron, &c., for holding a bolt, &c.: the metallic tube to which the reed is fastened in the oboe, &c. [A.S. stapel, a prop—stapan, step; cf. Ger. stapel.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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staple
Merchants of the staple formerly meant those who exported the staple wares of the country.
