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- Dictionarystaple/ˈsteɪpl/
noun
- 1. a main or important element of something: "bread, milk, and other staples"
- 2. the fibre of cotton or wool considered with regard to its length and degree of fineness: "jackets made from long-staple Egyptian cotton"
adjective
- 1. main or important, especially in terms of consumption: "the staple foods of the poor"
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a main product or part of something: Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods) like bread are difficult to find. Phosphate has been a staple of this area for many years.
1. : a town used as a center for the sale or exportation of commodities in bulk. 2. : a place of supply : source. 3. : a chief commodity or production of a place. 4. a. : a commodity for which the demand is constant. b.
a main product or part of something: Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods) like bread are difficult to find. Phosphate has been a staple of this area for many years.
a basic or necessary item of food: She bought flour, sugar, salt, and other staples. a basic or principal item, thing, feature, element, or part: Cowboy dramas are a staple on television. the fiber of wool, cotton, flax, rayon, etc., considered with reference to length and fineness.
n. 1. A thin piece of wire shaped as three sides of a square so that it can be driven into thin or soft material, such as paper, and bent to function as a fastener. 2. A similarly shaped piece of metal with pointed ends, driven into a surface to secure a bolt, hook, hasp, or length of wiring. tr.v. sta·pled, sta·pling, sta·ples.
STAPLE definition: 1. A staple food, product, etc is basic and very important: 2. a small piece of wire that you put…. Learn more.
If you staple something, you fasten it to something else or fix it in place using staples.
