usually in the plural A necessary commodity for which demand is constant.

synonym: basic.

Roget 799: mart; market, marketplace; fair, bazaar, staple, exchange, change, bourse, hall, guildhall; tollbooth, customhouse; Tattersall's.    stall, booth, stand, newsstand; cart, wagon.    wharf; office, chambers, countinghouse, bureau; counter, compter [Fr.].    shop, emporium, establishment; store etc. 636; department store, general store, five and ten, variety store, co-op, finding store [U.S.], grindery warehouse^†.    [food stores: list] grocery, supermarket, candy store, sweet shop, confectionery, bakery, greengrocer, delicatessen, bakeshop, butcher shop, fish store, farmers' market, mom and pop store, dairy, health food store.    [specialized stores: list] tobacco shop, tobacco store, tobacconists, cigar store, hardware store, jewelry shop, bookstore, liquor store, gun shop, rod and reel shop, furniture store, drugstore, chemist's [Brit.], florist, flower shop, shoe store, stationer, stationer's, electronics shop, telephone store, music store, record shop, fur store, sporting goods store, video store, video rental store; lumber store, lumber yard, home improvements store, home improvement center; gas station, auto repair shop, auto dealer, used car dealer.    mall, suburban mall, commons, pedestrian mall; shopping street.    surplus store, army-navy surplus store.    [locations where used articles are sold] auction; flea market; yard sale, garage sale; pawn shop; antiques store; second-hand store, second time around shop, thrift shop.    warehouse, wareroom^†; depot, interposit^†, entrepot [Fr.].    market-overt.    real-estate broker.    vending machine.    ... show more

Roget 329: structure (form) 240, organization, anatomy, frame, mold, fabric, construction; framework, carcass, architecture; stratification, cleavage.    substance, stuff, compages^†, parenchyma [Biol.]; constitution, staple, organism.    [Science of structures] organography^†, osteology, myology, splanchnology^†, neurology, angiography^†, adeology^†; angiography^†, adenography^†.    texture, surface texture; intertexture^†, contexture^†; tissue, grain, web, surface; warp and woof, warp and weft; tooth, nap etc. (roughness) 256; flatness (smoothness) 255; fineness of grain; coarseness of grain, dry goods.    silk, satin; muslin, burlap.    [Science of textures] histology.    ... show more

Roget 214: pendency^†, dependency; suspension, hanging etc. v.; pedicel, pedicle, peduncle; tail, train, flap, skirt, pigtail, pony tail, pendulum; hangnail peg, knob, button, hook, nail, stud, ring, staple, tenterhook; fastening etc. 45; spar, horse.    ... show more

Roget 45: vinculum, link; connective, connection; junction etc. 43; bond of union, copula, hyphen, intermedium^†; bracket; bridge, stepping-stone, isthmus.    bond, tendon, tendril; fiber; cord, cordage; riband, ribbon, rope, guy, cable, line, halser^†, hawser, painter, moorings, wire, chain; string etc. (filament) 205.    fastener, fastening, tie; ligament, ligature; strap; tackle, rigging; standing rigging, running rigging; traces, harness; yoke; band ribband, bandage; brace, roller, fillet; inkle^†; with, withe, withy; thong, braid; girder, tiebeam; girth, girdle, cestus^†, garter, halter, noose, lasso, surcingle, knot, running knot; cabestro [U.S.], cinch [U.S.], lariat, legadero^†, oxreim^†; suspenders.    pin, corking pin, nail, brad, tack, skewer, staple, corrugated fastener; clamp, U-clamp, C-clamp; cramp, cramp iron; ratchet, detent, larigo^†, pawl; terret^†, treenail, screw, button, buckle; clasp, hasp, hinge, hank, catch, latch, bolt, latchet^†, tag; tooth; hook, hook and eye; lock, holdfast^†, padlock, rivet; anchor, grappling iron, trennel^†, stake, post.    cement, glue, gum, paste, size, wafer, solder, lute, putty, birdlime, mortar, stucco, plaster, grout; viscum^†.    shackle, rein etc. (means of restraint) 752; prop etc. (support) 215.    ... show more

Roget 50: whole, totality, integrity; totalness etc. adj.^†; entirety, ensemble, collectiveness^†; unity etc. 87; completeness etc. 52; indivisibility, indiscerptibility^†; integration, embodiment; integer.    all, the whole, total, aggregate, one and all, gross amount, sum, sum total, tout ensemble, length and breadth of, Alpha and Omega, be all and end all;" complex, complexus^†; lock stock and barrel.    bulk, mass, lump, tissue, staple, body, compages^†; trunk, torso, bole, hull, hulk, skeleton greater part, major part, best part, principal part, main part; essential part etc. (importance) 642; lion's share, Benjamin's mess; the long and the short; nearly, all, almost all.    ... show more

Dutch: basisvoedsel, basisch

A natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn:
— Staple fibers vary widely in length.

synonyms: staple fiber, staple fibre.

Material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing.

synonym: raw material.

Roget 635: material, raw material, stuff, stock, staple; adobe, brown stone; chinking; clapboard; daubing; puncheon; shake; shingle, bricks and mortar; metal; stone; clay, brick crockery etc. 384; compo, composition; concrete; reinforced concrete, cement; wood, ore, timber.    materials; supplies, munition, fuel, grist, household stuff pabulum etc. (food) 298; ammunition etc. (arms) 727; contingents; relay, reinforcement, reenforcement^†; baggage etc. (personal property) 780; means etc. 632; calico, cambric, cashmere.    ... show more

Dutch: grondstof, materiaal, materie
Polish: surowiec

A short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables.

Dutch: agrafe, hechtkram, kram, wondhaakje

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

Dutch: niet, agrafe, kram
Polish: zszywka

Secure or fasten with a staple or staples.

Dutch: nieten, vastnieten

Necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities.

Roget 794: commercial, mercantile, trading; interchangeable, marketable, staple, in the market, for sale.    wholesale, retail.