staple

1. (countable, historical, uncountable)A town containing merchants who have exclusive right, under royal authority, to purchase or produce certain goods for export; also, the body of such merchants seen as a group.

2. (broadly, countable, uncountable)Place of supply; source.

3. (countable, uncountable)The principal commodity produced in a town or region.

4. (countable, uncountable)A basic or essential supply.

   Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.

   Ausgangsmaterial, Grundversorgung, Grundnahrungsmittel

   основно́й проду́кт пита́нияosnovnój prodúkt pitánija

   сировина́syrovyná

5. (countable, uncountable)A recurring topic, character, or item.

   Lurid stories are a staple of tabloid journalism.

6. (countable, uncountable)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.

   a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

7. (countable, uncountable)Unmanufactured material; raw material.

8. Any of several types of fastener comprising a bent piece of wire.

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

   They stapled the documents with an office stapler, putting a staple in the top left corner of each one.

   Heftklammer

   скре́пкаskrépka, скоба́skobá

   paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together

9. A wire fastener, in any of various sizes, used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.

   They stapled the housewrap with a staple gun firing large staples.

10. A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.

    The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence posts.

    Krampe

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

    Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water.

12. A metal loop used to fasten doors in conjunction with a hasp and a padlock.

1. Fried eggs are a morning staple.

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2. Our stapler is out of staples.

   ruВ нашем степлере закончились скрепки.

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3. Rice is one of those staple commodities.

   deReis ist eines dieser Grundnahrungsmittel.

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4. A poster was stapled onto a signpost.

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5. Black jeans are a versatile wardrobe staple.

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