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单词 staple
释义

staple

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noun (1)

sta·​ple ˈstā-pəl How to pronounce staple (audio)
: a usually U-shaped fastener: such as
a
: a metal loop both ends of which are driven into a surface to hold the hook, hasp, or bolt of a lock, secure a rope, or fix a wire in place
b
: a small wire both ends of which are driven through layers of thin and easily penetrable material (such as paper) and usually clinched to hold the layers together
c
: a usually metal surgical fastener used to hold layers of tissue together (as in the closure of an incision)

staple

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verb

stapled; stapling ˈstā-p(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce staple (audio)

transitive verb

: to provide with or secure by staples

staple

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noun (2)

1
: a town used as a center for the sale or exportation of commodities in bulk
2
: a place of supply : source
3
: a chief commodity or production of a place
4
a
: a commodity for which the demand is constant
b
: something having widespread and constant use or appeal
c
: the sustaining or principal element : substance
5
: raw material
6
a
: textile fiber (such as wool and rayon) of relatively short length that when spun and twisted forms a yarn rather than a filament
b
: the length of a piece of such textile fiber

staple

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adjective

1
: used, needed, or enjoyed constantly usually by many individuals
2
: produced regularly or in large quantities
staple crops such as wheat and rice
3
: principal, chief

Synonyms

Noun (2)

  • body
  • brunt
  • bulk
  • chief
  • core
  • generality
  • heft [archaic]
  • main
  • mass
  • weight
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Example Sentences

Verb I stapled the pages in the upper left corner. Adjective such staple items as flour and sugar That's a staple plot in mystery novels. staple crops like wheat, rice, or sugarcane

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English stapel post, staple, from Old English stapol post; akin to Middle Dutch stapel step, heap, emporium, Old English steppan to step

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French estaple, from Middle Dutch stapel emporium

First Known Use

Noun (1)

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Adjective

1615, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

staple 1 of 4

noun

sta·​ple ˈstā-pəl How to pronounce staple (audio)
1
: a short thin wire with bent ends that is punched through papers and squeezed to hold them together or punched through thin material to fasten it to a surface
2
: a piece of metal shaped like a U with sharp points to be driven into a surface to hold something (as a hook, rope, or wire)

staple

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verb

stapled; stapling
: to fasten with staples

staple

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noun

1
: a chief product of business or farming of a place
2
: something that is used widely and often
I went shopping for bread, milk, and other staples.
3
: the chief part of something
Potatoes are the staple of their diet.

staple

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adjective

1
: much used, needed, or enjoyed usually by many people
a staple plot in mystery novels
2
: principal entry 1, chief
staple crops

Medical Definition

staple

noun

sta·​ple ˈstā-pəl How to pronounce staple (audio)
: a usually U-shaped and typically metal surgical fastener used to hold layers of tissue together (as in the closure of an incision)

staple 1 of 2

noun

as in core
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts reading is the very staple of a person's education

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • core
  • bulk
  • body
  • main
  • majority
  • chief
  • weight
  • whole
  • mass
  • essence
  • entirety
  • bottom
  • middle
  • center
  • burden
  • root
  • substance
  • meat
  • heart
  • focus
  • nature
  • total
  • hub
  • subject
  • brunt
  • matter
  • amount
  • nucleus
  • soul
  • heft
  • kernel
  • generality
  • theme
  • motif
  • stuff
  • sum
  • quantum
  • topic
  • nut
  • seat
  • sum total
  • aggregate
  • marrow
  • argument
  • affair
  • essentiality
  • text
  • quintessence
  • pitch
  • crux
  • point
  • totality
  • nub
  • purport
  • pith
  • gist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • extension
  • accessory
  • component
  • adjunct
  • part
  • element
  • ingredient
  • section
  • segment
  • piece
  • offshoot
  • constituent
  • appendage
  • feature
  • side
  • accessary
  • division
  • aspect
  • quality
  • facet
  • angle
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staple

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verb

as in to tie

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • tie
  • glue
  • stick
  • pin
  • screw
  • cinch
  • clamp
  • rivet
  • adhere
  • strap
  • clip
  • yoke
  • latch
  • tackle
  • tack
  • paste
  • shackle
  • clinch
  • nail
  • hasp
  • toggle
  • harness
  • hang
  • plaster
  • clasp
  • lash
  • affix
  • lace
  • attach
  • bolt
  • fasten
  • clench
  • bend
  • link
  • connect
  • unite
  • join
  • coapt
  • fix
  • button
  • refasten
  • reaffix
  • resecure
  • batten
  • refix
  • reattach
  • belay
  • do up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • part
  • split
  • detach
  • divide
  • undo
  • separate
  • sever
  • unfasten
  • disconnect
  • unhook
  • divorce
  • break up
  • dissociate
  • loose
  • loosen
  • disunite
  • uncouple
  • sunder
  • dissever
  • disjoint
  • untie
  • disjoin
  • unyoke
  • unlink
  • unbind
  • unlash
  • unfix
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