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staple
 
Adjective staple has 1 sense
  1. staple - necessary foods or commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
    Antonyms:     inessential, unessential (indirect, via essential)
Noun staple has 4 senses
  1. basic, staple - (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
    --1 is a kind of commodity, trade goods, goods
  2. raw material, staple - material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
    --2 is a kind of material, stuff
  3. staple - a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
    --3 is a kind of     nail
  4. staple - paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
    --4 is a kind of     paper fastener
    Derived form: verb staple1
Verb staple has 1 sense
  1. staple - secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the papers together"
    --1 is one way to     fasten, fix, secure
    Antonyms: unstaple
    Derived forms: noun staple4, noun stapler1
    Sample sentences:
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