Definizione monolingua

staple

staple (third-person singular simple present staples, present participle stapling, simple past and past participle stapled)

1. (transitive) To secure with a staple.

staple (plural staples)

1. (obsolete) A market center for a regionally produced commodity.
2. (obsolete) A principal commodity produced in a region.
3. A basic or essential supply.

   Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.

4. A recurring topic or character.
   • 2010, The Economist, Jul-Aug 2010, p. 27:

     In most countries, rubbish makes headlines only when it is not collected, and stinking sacks lie heaped on the streets. In Britain bins are a front-page staple.

5. Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.

   Tow is flax with short staple.

Definizione dizionario staple

	graffetta
	U-shaped metal fastener

	pinzare
	secure with a staple

	prodotto
	basic or essential supply

affissare

agrafes

fibra

forcella

gancio

graffa

grappa

principale

spilla

Altri significati:

basic food

wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper

A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.

A basic or essential supply.

staple (for a stapler)

Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.

A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.

A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.

wire fastener in general

(obsolete) A principal commodity produced in a region.

one of set of rods hammered into structure

(transitive) To secure with a staple.

length of fibers in wool

(obsolete) A market center for a regionally produced commodity.

One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.

(pencil) lead

A recurring topic or character.