staples

n. small, U-shaped metal wires that you use to hold pieces of paper together.

n. small, U-shaped wire fasteners driven through sheets of paper and clenched to secure them.

“I need to buy more staples because the stapler is empty.”

“The clerk removed the staples from the old documents before feeding the pages into the high-speed scanner.”

n. the most important or common things that people use or eat regularly.

n. basic or essential items of food or trade that are produced or consumed regularly in a community.

“Rice and beans are staples in many diets around the world.”

“During the economic crisis, the price of household staples like bread and milk rose sharply, affecting the lowest-income families first.”