A short, thin piece of wire used to fasten sheets of paper together It has sharp ends that are pushed through the paper and then bent flat by a special device 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 short piece of wire bent so as to bind together papers, sections of a book, or the like, by driving the ends through the sheets and clinching them on the other side. A staple food, product, or activity is one that is basic and important in people's everyday lives
Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population The chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet Staple goods are disappearing from the shops. Staple synonyms, staple pronunciation, staple translation, english dictionary definition of staple A principal raw material or commodity grown or produced in a region A major item of trade in steady demand
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. A piece of metal or wire in the shape of a u that is used for attaching things A short, thin wire that goes through papers and is bent over at the ends to hold the papers together or that goes through a piece of paper, a photograph, etc., to attach it to a surface
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