Word
Staple
How many syllables?
2 Syllables
How it's divided?
sta-ple
Definition
- n. - A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which
merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in bulk; a place
for wholesale traffic.
- n. - Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
- n. - The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a principal
commodity or production of a country or district; as, wheat, maize, and
cotton are great staples of the United States.
- n. - The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
- n. - Unmanufactured material; raw material.
- n. - The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse
staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
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