staple

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   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. 2
   Place of supply; source.
3. 3
   The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
4. 4
   A basic or essential supply.
5. 5
   A recurring topic or character.
6. 6
   Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
7. 7
   Unmanufactured material; raw material.
8. 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.
9. 9
   Any of several types of fastener comprising a bent piece of wire: A wire fastener, in any of various sizes, used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
10. 10
    Any of several types of fastener comprising a bent piece of wire: A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
11. 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.
12. 12
    A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
13. 13
    A small pit.
14. 14
    A district granted to an abbey.
15. 15
    A post; prop; support

Verb

1. 1
   To sort according to its staple.
2. 2
   To secure with a staple.

Adjective

1. 1
   Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
2. 2
   Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
3. 3
   Fit to be sold; marketable.
4. 4
   Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A village and civil parish in Dover district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR2756).
2. 2
   A habitational surname from Middle English.