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Word: staple (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • A basic food.
  • A basic or essential supply.
  • A recurring topic or character
  • A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
  • A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
  • A penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
  • One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
  • The length of the fibers in cotton, sheep?s wool, or the like, a measure of its usefulness for spinning

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Verb:

  • transitive To secure with a staple.

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