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Meaning of staple

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  staple
      adj 1: necessary or important, especially regarding food or
             commodities; "wheat is a staple crop"
      n 1: (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is
           constant [syn: {basic}, {staple}]
      2: a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be
         twisted to form yarn; "staple fibers vary widely in length"
         [syn: {staple}, {staple fiber}, {staple fibre}]
      3: material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing [syn:
         {raw material}, {staple}]
      4: a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
      5: paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire
         that can fasten papers together
      v 1: secure or fasten with a staple or staples; "staple the
           papers together" [ant: {unstaple}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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