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staple
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Adjective
  • necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
    • wheat is a staple crop
Noun
  • paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
  • a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
  • material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
  • a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
    • staple fibers vary widely in length
  • (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Verb
  • secure or fasten with a staple or staples
    • staple the papers together
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