NOUN | artifact | staple, basic | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
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substance | staple, staple fiber, staple fibre | a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn | |
substance | staple, raw material | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing | |
artifact | staple | a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables | |
artifact | staple | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together | |
VERB | contact | staple | secure or fasten with a staple or staples |
ADJECTIVE | all | staple | necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities |
Sounds | stey'pahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | Necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities. | |
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Example | "wheat is a staple crop" | |
Broader | essential | Basic and fundamental |
Spanish | básico |
Meaning | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant. | |
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Synonym | basic | |
Broader | commodity, trade good, good | articles of commerce |
Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
Spanish | lo esencial |
Meaning | A natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn. | |
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Example | "staple fibers vary widely in length" | |
Synonyms | staple fiber, staple fibre | |
Broader | natural fiber, natural fibre | Fiber derived from plants or animals |
Meaning | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing. | |
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Synonym | raw material | |
Narrower | feedstock | The raw material that is required for some industrial process |
Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
Spanish | material, materia prima | |
Catalan | matèria prima, primera matèria |
Meaning | A short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables. | |
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Broader | nail | A thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener |
Spanish | grapa |
Meaning | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together. | |
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Broader | paper fastener | A fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place |
Spanish | corchete, grapa | |
Catalan | grampilló | |
Verbs | staple | secure or fasten with a staple or staples |
Meaning | Secure or fasten with a staple or staples. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "staple the papers together" | |
Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
Opposite | unstaple | Take the staples off |
Spanish | grapar | |
Catalan | grapar | |
Nouns | staple | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together |
stapler | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together |
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