• Dutch: basisbenodigdheid
• Finnish: perustarvike
• Icelandic: aðalframleiðsluvara , aðalverslunarvara , grunnvara , nauðsynjar f|p, nauðsynjavörur f|p,
• Polish: [[podstawowy artykuł
• Serbian: sirovina

• Dutch: basisvoedsel
• Finnish: peruselintarvike
• Icelandic: uppistaða , uppistöðumatur , uppistöðuefni , hráefni
• Polish: podstawowe pożywienie
• Serbian: sirovina

Etymology 2

Noun

1. A wire fastener used to secure stacks of paper by penetrating all the sheets and curling around.
2. A wire fastener used to secure something else by penetrating and curling.
   • Can you believe they use staples to hold cars together these days?
3. The result of installing such a fastener.
   • A good staple will hold tightly.
4. 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.
5. 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.

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