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Word: Staple
Speech Type: Noun
Old English stapol, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stapel ‘pillar’ (a sense reflected in English in early use)
ˈsteɪpl
a piece of thin wire with two short right-angled end pieces which are driven by a stapler through sheets of paper to fasten them together.
Short Definition:piece of thin wire with two short right-angled end pieces which are driven by stapler through sheets of paper to fasten them together
Word: Staple
Speech Type: Verb
ˈsteɪpl
attach or secure with a staple or staples
Short Definition:attach or secure with staple or staples
Examples:- Merrill stapled a batch of papers together
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