staples

Pronunciation: US [ˈsteɪp(ə)l] UK

n.Staple; Staples; main products; main components
adj.The most basic
v.Binding
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Definitions in English

n.	1. a small thin piece of metal wire bent into the shape of a flattened U with square corners, used to fasten things together, especially sheets of paper 2. an important product, especially a food, that people eat or use regularly 3. a regular and important part or feature of something 4. a raw material, especially the principal raw material produced or grown in a region 5. the commodity or product that is most important to the trade of a country, region, or organization
v.	1. to fasten something to something else or in position with staples
adj.	1. used for describing the products, especially foods, that are the most basic and important for a particular place or group of people

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Example Sentences

Whitehall..became the chief staple of news.
Source: fig.
Wool with a long staple..is easiest to comb and spin.
Source: Art Craft
We confined ourselves to tea, because it is the staple drink.
Source: Leigh Hunt
Textile manufacture, the town's staple source of income.
Source: E. Jones
The staple food of the household was fish fingers..and frozen peas.
Source: F. Weldon
Cabbage, swede,..and beetroot were the staple vegetables.
Source: L. Chamberlain
The detective story..formed part of the staple diet of the reading public.
Source: Janet Morgan
A clasp-knife..went through Connor's boot and stapled his foot to the floor.
Source: J. Gaskell
The wad of stapled foolscap sheets.
Source: P. B. Yuill
The moisture barrier is provided by a building paper stapled to the sheathing.
Source: J. S. Foster

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Rearrange English Word: staples
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Based on staples, new words formed by adding one letter at the beginning or end
e - tapeless
h - pathless
o - apostles
r - persalts
s - plasters
t - psalters
u - staplers
z - pastless
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