staple

  • 41staple — staple1 noun 1》 a small flattened U shaped piece of wire used to fasten papers together. 2》 a small U shaped metal bar with pointed ends for driving into wood to hold electric wires, battens, etc. in place. verb secure with a staple or staples.… …

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  • 42staple — adjective rice is their staple crop Syn: main, principal, chief, major, primary, leading, foremost, first, most important, predominant, dominant, (most) prominent, basic, standard, prime, premier; informal number one …

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  • 43staple —   1. Nail. Kui pi o.    ♦ To staple, ūmi i.   2. Principal food. Ai nui …

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  • 44staple — plaušai statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Mikrostruktūriniai augalų sandaros elementai – pailgos, smailiais galais ląstelės storomis sienelėmis, mechaniškai sutvirtinančios augalus. Kai kurių augalų plaušai naudojami pluošto… …

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  • 45Staple remover — Close up view of a staple remover A staple re …

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  • 46Staple (wool) — Staple is a term referring to naturally formed clusters or locks of wool fibres throughout a fleece that are held together by cross fibres. The staple strength of wool is one of the major determining factors when spinning yarn as well as the sale …

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  • 47Staple Inn — is a building on the south side of High Holborn in London, England. Located near Chancery Lane tube station, it is used as the London office of the Institute of Actuaries and is the last surviving Inn of Chancery.HistoryIt was originally attached …

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  • 48Staple Design — is a New York City based company that mainly produces clothing. Staple Design was founded by Jeff Staple in 1997, and has since gained itself a considerable following as an underground streetware company. Perhaps their most famous product were… …

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  • 49staple diet — noun singular 1. ) the things that someone uses or receives most regularly: the television viewer s staple diet of soaps and talk shows 2. ) the main food or foods that a person or animal eats regularly: the ermine s staple diet of rats and mice… …

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  • 50staple gun — sta ple gun , n. A device used to drive a heavy staple[8] through multiple objects, so as to fasten them together; it has a spring mechanism which stores force as a lever is pulled by the operator s hand, and the force is released all at once to… …

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