staple
Other forms: staples; stapled; stapling
Bread. Milk. Gasoline. Xboxes. What do these all have in common? They're all a staple of most people's consumption — basic products for which there will always be a demand.
Staple also has the broader more abstract sense of being anything that's popular or necessary. A staple of the political scene is partisan bickering; a staple of Broadway theater is the musical revival. And let's not forget another meaning — those handy little metal clasps that hold things together. Though most people wouldn't consider a staple a staple.
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material suitable for manufacture or use or finishingsynonyms: raw material
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(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constantsynonyms: basic
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a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
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necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities“wheat is a staple crop”synonyms:essentialbasic and fundamental
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a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cablestype of:naila thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
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paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers togethertype of:paper fastenera fastener for holding a sheet of paper in place
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secure or fasten with a staple or staples
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