| noun | (usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant |
| noun | a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn “staple fibers vary widely in length” |
| noun | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing |
| noun | a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables |
| noun | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together |
| verb | secure or fasten with a staple or staples “staple the papers together” |
| adjective | necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities “wheat is a staple crop” |
| staple | verb | secure or fasten with a staple or staples |
| staple | noun | paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together |
| stapler | noun | a machine that inserts staples into sheets of paper in order to fasten them together |