Definitions for staple
ˈsteɪ pəlsta·ple

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. basic, staplenoun

   (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

2. staple, staple fiber, staple fibrenoun

   a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

   "staple fibers vary widely in length"

3. raw material, staplenoun

   material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

4. staplenoun

   a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

5. stapleadjective

   paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

6. stapleverb

   necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities

   "wheat is a staple crop"

7. stapleverb

   secure or fasten with a staple or staples

   "staple the papers together"

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1. stapleverb

   To fasten together with a staple or staples; as, to staple a check to a letter.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stapleadjective

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. Settled; established in commerce.

   Some English wool, vex’d in a Belgian loom,
   And into cloth of spungy softness made:
   Did into France or colder Denmark roam,
   To ruin with worse ware our staple trade. Dryden.

   2. According to the laws of commerce.

   What needy writer would not solicit to work under such masters, who will take off their ware at their own rates, and trouble not themselves to examine whether it be staple or no? Jonathan Swift.

2. Staplenoun

   Etymology: estape, Fr. stapel, Dutch.

   1. A settled mart; an established emporium.

   A staple of romance and lies,
   False tears, and real perjuries. Matthew Prior.

   The customs of Alexandria were very great, it having been the staple of the Indian trade. John Arbuthnot, on Coins.

   Tyre, Alexander the Great sacked, and establishing the staple at Alexandria, made the greatest revolution in trade that ever was known. Arbuthnot.

   Henry II. granted liberty of coining to certain abbies, allowing them one staple, and two puncheons at a rate. William Camden.

3. Staplenoun

   A loop of iron; a bar bent and driven in at both ends.

   Etymology: estape, Fr. stapel, Dutch.

   I have seen staples of doors and nails born. Henry Peacham.

   The silver ring she pull’d, the door reclos’d:
   The bolt, obedient to the silken cord,
   To the strong staple’s inmost depth restor’d,
   Secur’d the valves. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

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1. staple

   A staple is a main or important item, element, or feature regularly used, consumed, or needed that forms a principal or integral part of something. This term can be used in several contexts such as food (a primary food that people eat regularly), office supply (a small piece of wire used to fasten papers together), and textile (fiber of standard length or quality).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Staplenoun

   a settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place for wholesale traffic

2. Staplenoun

   hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head

3. Staplenoun

   the principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples of the United States

4. Staplenoun

   the principal constituent in anything; chief item

5. Staplenoun

   unmanufactured material; raw material

6. Staplenoun

   the fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple

7. Staplenoun

   a loop of iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like

8. Staplenoun

   a shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels

9. Staplenoun

   a small pit

10. Staplenoun

    a district granted to an abbey

11. Stapleadjective

    pertaining to, or being market of staple for, commodities; as, a staple town

12. Stapleadjective

    established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade

13. Stapleadjective

    fit to be sold; marketable

14. Stapleadjective

    regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief

15. Stapleverb

    to sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton

16. Etymology: [AS. stapul, stapol, stapel, a step, a prop, post, table, fr. stapan to step, go, raise; akin to D. stapel a pile, stocks, emporium, G. stapela heap, mart, stake, staffel step of a ladder, Sw. stapel, Dan. stabel, and E. step; cf. OF. estaple a mart, F. tape. See Step.]

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1. Staple

   A staple is a type of two-pronged fastener, usually metal, used for joining or binding materials together. Large staples might be used with a hammer or staple gun for masonry, roofing, corrugated boxes and other heavy-duty uses. Smaller staples are used with a stapler to attach pieces of paper together; such staples are a permanent and durable fastener for paper documents, unlike the paper clip.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Staple

   stā′pl, n. a settled mart or market: the principal production or industry of a district or country: the principal element: the thread of textile fabrics: unmanufactured material.—adj. established in commerce: regularly produced for market.—n. Stā′pler, a dealer. [O. Fr. estaple—Low Ger. stapel, a heap.]

2. Staple

   stā′pl, n. a loop of iron, &c., for holding a bolt, &c.: the metallic tube to which the reed is fastened in the oboe, &c. [A.S. stapel, a prop—stapan, step; cf. Ger. stapel.]

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1. staple

   Merchants of the staple formerly meant those who exported the staple wares of the country.

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1. STAPLE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Staple is ranked #35945 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Staple surname appeared 624 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Staple.
   
   50.3% or 314 total occurrences were White.
   43.1% or 269 total occurrences were Black.
   2.8% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 15 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Fasten
   • Material
   • Nail

Anagrams for staple »

1. pastel

2. septal

How to pronounce staple?

1. Alex

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   Karen

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of staple in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of staple in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of staple in a Sentence

1. William Shakespeare:

   He draweth out the thread of his verbosity finer than the staple of his argument.

2. Senzeni Zokwana:

   Maize is one of our staple foods which our people depend upon so our department would approach other funding agencies.

3. Kelly Knudson:

   Corn is just one plant, but in the Andes it was really important as a dietary staple, [and] also a ritual product.

4. Jim Sumner:

   Mexico has been very conscious of food inflation and, of course, with chicken and turkey and eggs being a basic staple, they don't want to see food prices spiral.

5. Zhang Aiguo:

   Potatoes can make hundreds or even thousands of dishes, as well as more than 200 types of staple and western-style food, if more and more consumers get to know that potatoes have more nutrition, they are willing to take them. People nowadays care more about quality and healthy food.

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