Definition of
staple has definitions from the field of business
1
[ noun ] (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

Synonyms

basic

Used in print

("Editorials"...)

No one who has studied the radical Right can suppose that words are their sole staple in trade .

Related terms

commodity plural

2
[ noun ] material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

Synonyms

raw_material

Related terms

material

3
[ noun ] a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables

Related terms

nail

4
[ verb ] secure or fasten with a staple or staples

Examples

"staple the papers together"

Related terms

unstaple fasten

5
[ adjective ] necessary foods or commodities

Examples

"wheat is a staple crop"

Related terms

essential

6
[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 21870
7
[ noun ] paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

Related terms

paper_fastener

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Rhymes with

steeple papal maple temple purple tipple topple supple people businesspeople triple disciple simple sample apple opel opal gospel archetypal quintuple constantinople episcopal pupil principle principal scruple municipal fipple couple nipple ripple quintuple pimple scalpel multiple trample hopple chapel ample quadruple grapple dimple cripple carpal rumple metacarpal uncouple crumple decouple pineapple example townspeople

Phonetic and Homophones

S T EY1 P AH0 L

Similar Spelling

Stapler Staples Stapley stapled staplegun Stapleton stopple stipule stipple steeple stippler stippled stifle Staphylea stipulate stable Stapel steeply Stabler stifled stifler stapelia Stablein Stauble St_Fleur stubble stabile Steffler Stiffler stableman stableboy stubbled Styphelia

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