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a main product or part of something: Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods) like bread are difficult to find. Phosphate has been a staple of this area for many years.
1. : a town used as a center for the sale or exportation of commodities in bulk. 2. : a place of supply : source.
a main product or part of something: Shortages mean that even staples (= basic foods) like bread are difficult to find. Phosphate has been a staple of this area for many years.
If you staple something, you fasten it to something else or fix it in place using staples.
necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities. “wheat is a staple crop” synonyms: essential. basic and fundamental. noun. a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables. see more. noun.
1. Produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand: Wheat is a staple crop. 2. Principal; main: a staple topic of conversation. tr.v. sta·pled, sta·pling, sta·ples. To grade (fibers) according to length and fineness.
noun. a principal raw material or commodity grown or manufactured in a locality. a principal commodity in a mercantile field; goods in steady demand or of known or recognized quality. 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:
STAPLE definition: 1. A staple food, product, etc is basic and very important: 2. a small piece of wire that you put…. Learn more.
Definition of staple adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
a small piece of metal in the shape of a U that is hit into wooden surfaces using a hammer, used especially for holding electrical wires in place. a basic type of food that is used a lot Aid workers helped distribute corn, milk, and other staples.
