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Synonyms for staple
ˈsteɪ pəlsta·ple
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Princeton's WordNet
basic, staplenoun
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Synonyms:
staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiberAntonyms:
unessential, inessential, unstaplestaple, staple fiber, staple fibrenoun
a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
"staple fibers vary widely in length"
Synonyms:
staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiberAntonyms:
inessential, unessential, unstapleraw material, staplenoun
material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
Synonyms:
staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiberAntonyms:
inessential, unessential, unstaplestaplenoun
a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
Synonyms:
staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiberAntonyms:
inessential, unessential, unstaplestapleadjective
paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
Synonyms:
staple fibre, basic, raw material, staple fiberAntonyms:
unessential, inessential, unstaplestapleverb
necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
"wheat is a staple crop"
Antonyms:
unessential, inessential, unstaplestapleverb
secure or fasten with a staple or staples
"staple the papers together"
Antonyms:
unessential, inessential, unstaple
Dictionary of English Synonymes
staplenoun
Synonyms:
chief commodity (of a country or a district), principal productionstaplenoun
Synonyms:
fibre (of cotton, wool, &c.), pile, filamentstaplenoun
Synonyms:
raw materialstaplenoun
Synonyms:
bulk, mass, body, substance, principal part, greater partstapleadjective
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "staple":
non-continuous, discontinuous, stapling, dashed, stapler, staples, clasp, basic, disc, intermittent, discrete
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#19939 | dashed | |
#22016 | clasp | |
#39716 | stapler | |
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How to use staple in a sentence?
Grilled corn is a staple in 4th of July barbecues, but if you really want to take it up a notch, you've got to make this spicy butter to serve with it.
Corn is just one plant, but in the Andes it was really important as a dietary staple, [and] also a ritual product.
It was really a staple for our troops and its credited with winning the war on many fronts for the allies.
I think the bottom line is that cinnamon is a perfect pantry staple, a pleasant spice that can add flavor to foods for minimal calories, with antioxidant properties that may give an edge to those looking to better control their blood sugar, but we need to see more research before we can make any solid health claims linking cinnamon to reduce risk of disease or improved health.
Potatoes can make hundreds or even thousands of dishes, as well as more than 200 types of staple and western-style food, if more and more consumers get to know that potatoes have more nutrition, they are willing to take them. People nowadays care more about quality and healthy food.
Translations for staple
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- أساسيArabic
- Grundnahrungsmittel, Ausgangsmaterial, Heftklammer, GrundversorgungGerman
- συνδετήρας, συρράβωGreek
- alimento básico, grapa, esencialidad, engrapar, corchete, grapar, producto principal, alimento de primera necesidad, materia primaSpanish
- اصلیPersian
- perustarvike, peruselintarvike, nitoa, nitomanasta, niitti, aspi, askelmaFinnish
- agrafe, agraferFrench
- príomh-amhábhar, amhábharIrish
- lhoob yiarnManx
- kapocs, fémkapocs, tűzőkapocsHungarian
- nauðsynjavörur, hefti, uppistöðumatur, hefta, ullarþræðir, uppistöðuefni, uppistaða, baðmullarþræðir, kengur, aðalverslunarvara, nauðsynjar, hörtrefjar, vírhefti, hráefni, aðalframleiðsluvara, grunnvaraIcelandic
- graffetta, materia prima, prodotto, alimento base, pinzare, risorsa, prodotto di base, prodotto principaleItalian
- makatiti, tēparaMāori
- krampeNorwegian
- basisvoedsel, nieten, niet, basisbenodigdheid, haakDutch
- krampeNorwegian Nynorsk
- zszyć, zszywka, podstawowy artykuł, podstawowe pożywienie, klamra, stapelPolish
- agrafar, grampo, grampearPortuguese
- capsăRomanian
- скреплять, основной продукт питания, скрепкаRussian
- sirovinaSerbo-Croatian
- klammer, häftklammer, krampa, stapelvaraSwedish
- esas, temel gıda, tel zımba, temel besin, başlıcaTurkish
- سٹیپلUrdu
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