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staple

US/ˈsteɪ.pəl/ uncommon obsolete
noun (4) adjective (1) verb (1)

noun

1.
2.
3.

a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

4.

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

adjective

1.

necessary foods or commodities

  • “wheat is a staple crop”
Similar

verb

1.

secure or fasten with a staple or staples

  • “staple the papers together”
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Origin

From Middle English stapel (“staple, pillar, post”), from Old English stapol (“post, pillar”), from Proto-West Germanic *stapul, from Proto-Germanic *stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“post, stem”).

Phrases

  • bike staple
  • staple character
  • staple gun
  • staple puller
  • staple punch
  • staple remover

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