staple
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Types & categories
- commodity hypernym
Related & opposite
- plural domain usage
Sense 2 verb
secure or fasten with a staple or staples
staple the papers together
Types & categories
- fasten hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 adjective
necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
wheat is a staple crop
Related & opposite
- essential similar to
Sense 4 noun
a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn
staple fibers vary widely in length
Types & categories
- natural fiber hypernym
Sense 5 noun
material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
Types & categories
Sense 6 noun
a short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
Types & categories
- nail hypernym
Sense 7 noun
paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
Types & categories
- paper fastener hypernym
Related & opposite
- staple derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain usage | Related & opposite | plural |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | commodity |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unstaple |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | staple |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | stapler |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | fasten |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | essential |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | natural fiber |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | material |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | feedstock |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | nail |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | staple |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | paper fastener |