Staple vs. Unstaple — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Staple and Unstaple
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Definitions
Staple
A principal raw material or commodity grown or produced in a region.
Unstaple
(transitive) to remove staples from.
Staple
A major item of trade in steady demand.
Unstaple
Take the staples off;
Unstaple the piece of paper from the receipt
Staple
A basic dietary item, such as flour, rice, or corn.
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Staple
A basic or principal element or feature.
Staple
The fiber of cotton, wool, or flax, graded as to length and fineness.
Staple
A thin piece of wire shaped as three sides of a square so that it can be driven into thin or soft material, such as paper, and bent to function as a fastener.
Staple
A similarly shaped piece of metal with pointed ends, driven into a surface to secure a bolt, hook, hasp, or length of wiring.
Staple
Produced or stocked in large quantities to meet steady demand
Wheat is a staple crop.
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Staple
Principal; main
A staple topic of conversation.
Staple
To grade (fibers) according to length and fineness.
Staple
To secure or fasten by means of a staple or staples.
Staple
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.
Staple
(by extension) Place of supply; source.
Staple
The principal commodity produced in a town or region.
Staple
A basic or essential supply.
Rice is a staple in the diet of many cultures.
Staple
A recurring topic or character.
Staple
Short fiber, as of cotton, sheep’s wool, or the like, which can be spun into yarn or thread.
Tow is flax with short staple.
Staple
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Staple
A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
Staple
A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
Can you believe they use staples to hold cars together these days?
Staple
A U-shaped metal fastener, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
The rancher used staples to attach the barbed wire to the fence-posts.
Staple
One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
Fortunately, there were staples in the quay wall, and she was able to climb out of the water.
Staple
(mining) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
Staple
A small pit.
Staple
A district granted to an abbey.
Staple
(obsolete) A post; prop; support
Staple
(transitive) To sort according to its staple.
To staple cotton
Staple
(transitive) To secure with a staple.
Staple
Relating to, or being market of staple for, commodities.
Staple
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled.
A staple trade
Staple
Fit to be sold; marketable.
Staple
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Staple
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.
The customs of Alexandria were very great, it having been the staple of the Indian trade.
For the increase of trade and the encouragement of the worthy burgesses of Woodstock, her majesty was minded to erect the town into a staple for wool.
Staple
Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.
Whitehall naturally became the chief staple of news. Whenever there was a rumor that any thing important had happened or was about to happen, people hastened thither to obtain intelligence from the fountain head.
Staple
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.
We should now say, Cotton is the great staple, that is, the established merchandise, of Manchester.
Staple
The principal constituent in anything; chief item.
Staple
Unmanufactured material; raw material.
Staple
The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.
Staple
A loop of metal such as iron, or a bar or wire, bent and formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a hook, pin, or the like.
Staple
A small loop of metal such as steel, bent into a U-shape with the points sharpened, used to fasten sheets of paper together by driving the staple{8} through the stacked sheets and into a formed receptacle which curls the ends in and backward, thus holding the papers firmly together; also, a similar, slightly larger such fastener which may be driven into wood to fasten objects to a wooden backing.
Staple
A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one, joining different levels.
Staple
A district granted to an abbey.
Staple
Pertaining to, or being a market or staple for, commodities; as, a staple town.
Staple
Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled; as, a staple trade.
Staple
Fit to be sold; marketable.
Staple
Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities; belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.
Wool, the great staple commodity of England.
Staple
To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.
Staple
To fasten together with a staple{9} or staples; as, to staple a check to a letter.
Staple
(usually plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
Staple
Material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
Staple
A short U-shaped wire nail for securing cables
Staple
Paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
Staple
Secure or fasten with a staple or staples;
Staple the papers together
Staple
Necessary foods or commodities;
Wheat is a staple crop
