staple

[ˈsteɪpl]

Definition:
1. A necessary commodity for which demand is constant.
2. Material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing.
3. A short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables.
4. Paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together.
5. Secure or fasten with a staple or staples.
6. Necessary foods or commodities.

Use 'staple' in a sentence:

1. Back in the 1960s, plastic was well on its way to becoming a staple of American life.
2. A spokesperperson for Oxfam said: 'The days of the staple party dress are officially over. As social media usage increases, so does ORS.'
3. The shed was secured by a hasp and staple fastener.
4. The Chinese also eat a type of pasta as part of their staple diet.
5. The plan has good chances of success, since sweet potato is a staple of the region's diet and agriculture, and the varieties currently grown contain little beta-carotene.
6. Several food plants, such as kola and okra, are known to have been domesticated in western Africa, but they are all supplemental, not staple, foods.
7. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn't become a staple food in central China until about 2,000 years ago, according to the researchers.
8. I was quite taken with your line of photocopiers with collation and stapling capability.
9. Tea is the staple crop here.
10. The anvil onto which the staples are pressed was not assemble correctly.
11. Would you like me to staple these for you?
12. A staple part of the vegetarian dino-diet was probably horsetails, fern-like plants that were abundant in prehistoric swamps and highly nutritious.
13. Regional economic development is a staple among the applications of economic theory.
14. Bariatric surgery includes procedures such as gastric bypass, stomach stapling and banding.
15. Barley was an unexpected find: the crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn't become a staple food in central China until about 2, 000 years ago, according to the researchers.
16. In Nigeria, where tomatoes are a staple of local diets, the insect's effects are devastating.
17. For example: Retro finger waves are a red carpet staple in the last few months.
18. Cereals, rich in carbohydrates, provide the staple of many human diets.
19. Staples such as bread, rice and tea are already being rationed.
20. He stapled the two letters together.
21. During producing triangular shaped polyester staple fiber from polyester waste, there are some factors that affect the heteroclite dacron fibres.
22. Roughly one-half of the world's population, including virtually all of East and Southeast Asia also, is wholly dependent on rice to be its staple food.
23. Potatoes are the staple of their diet.
24. All the recorded staple crops grown in western Africa were introduced from elsewhere, beginning, at some unknown date, with rice and yams.
25. Analyse of drawing point controlling and application on staple process line.
26. Rice is Japan's staple food.
27. With the use of fire and grindstones, large amounts of cereals were consumed and transformed into staple foods.
28. The price of staple foods such as rice, eggs, cabbages have doubled and even quadrupled in some areas.
29. It is well known that bamboo shoots are a panda's staple diet.
30. It is well-known that bamboo shoots are a panda's staple diet.
31. The crop was domesticated in Western Eurasia and didn't become a staple food in central China until about 2,000 years ago, according to the researchers.
32. Staple goods are disappearing from the shops.
33. Most staple fibers are discrete, individual entities.
34. Bamboo is the panda's staple diet.
35. Fish is a staple in the diet of many Africans.
36. Many other places in Latin America are likely to experience temperatures that are too hot for bean production, a staple in the region.
37. Royal gossip is a staple of the tabloid press.
38. A frequent proposal for highly skilled workers comes with the slogan, "Staple a green card to the diploma."
39. Rice is the staple food of more than half the world's population.
40. Rubber became the staple of the Malayan economy.
41. Staple the invoice to the receipt.
42. Staple the invoice and the receipt together.
43. Sex and violence seem to be the staple diet of television drama.
44. Agricultural societies cannot exist without staple crops.
45. Political reporting has become a staple of American journalism.
46. Staple some sheets of paper together into a book.
47. Jeans are a staple part of everyone's wardrobe.
48. Aid workers helped distribute corn, milk and other staples.
49. Cereals form the staple diet of an enormous number of people around the world.
50. The staple crop is rice.