staple
English Thesaurus
1. (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant (noun.artifact)
| domain usage | : | plural, plural form, |
| definition | : | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one (noun.communication) |
2. paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | paper fastener, |
| definition | : | a fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place (noun.artifact) |
3. a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | nail, |
| definition | : | a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener (noun.artifact) |
4. material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
| definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | feedstock, |
| definition | : | the raw material that is required for some industrial process (noun.substance) |
5. a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn (noun.substance)
6. secure or fasten with a staple or staples (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | fasten, fix, secure, |
| definition | : | cause to be firmly attached (verb.contact) |
7. necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities (adj.all)
| similar | : | essential, |
| definition | : | basic and fundamental (adj.all) |
8. paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | staple, |
| definition | : | secure or fasten with a staple or staples (verb.contact) |
9. secure or fasten with a staple or staples (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | unstaple, |
| definition | : | take the staples off (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | staple, |
| definition | : | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | stapler, stapling machine, |
| definition | : | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together (noun.artifact) |
10. paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | staple, |
| definition | : | secure or fasten with a staple or staples (verb.contact) |
11. secure or fasten with a staple or staples (verb.contact)
| antonym | : | unstaple, |
| definition | : | take the staples off (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | staple, |
| definition | : | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together (noun.artifact) |
| derivation | : | stapler, stapling machine, |
| definition | : | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together (noun.artifact) |
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