Staples
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:9 ptsWWF:11 pts7 letters
Definition of Staples
noun
- A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.
- (by extension) Place of supply; source.
- The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
- A basic or essential supply.
"Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures."
- A recurring topic or character.
noun
- A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
- A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
"Can you believe they use staples to hold cars together these days?"
- A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
"The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence-posts."
- One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
"Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water."
- A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
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