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STAPLES Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the word staples. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word staples. (close relations)
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backbone
nounn
noun

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• fortitude and determination

• the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord

• the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved

• the part of a network that connects other networks together

basics
nounn
noun

• a statement of fundamental facts or principles

• principles from which other truths can be derived

core
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• a small group of indispensable persons or things

• an organization founded by James Leonard Farmer in 1942 to work for racial equality

• the center of an object

• the central part of the Earth

• the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

• a cylindrical sample of soil or rock obtained with a hollow drill

• the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work

• (computer science) a tiny ferrite toroid formerly used in a random access memory to store one bit of data; now superseded by semiconductor memories

• the chamber of a nuclear reactor containing the fissile material where the reaction takes place

• a bar of magnetic material (as soft iron) that passes through a coil and serves to increase the inductance of the coil

verb

• remove the core or center from

foundation
nounn
noun

• the basis on which something is grounded

• an institution supported by an endowment

• lowest support of a structure

• education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

• the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new

fundamentals
nounn
noun

• principles from which other truths can be derived

groundwork
nounn
noun

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• lowest support of a structure

• preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation

cornerstones
nounn
noun

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• a stone in the exterior of a large and important building; usually carved with a date and laid with appropriate ceremonies

• a stone at the outer corner of two intersecting masonry walls

essentials
nounn
adjective

• basic and fundamental

• being or relating to or containing the essence of a plant etc

• defining rights and duties as opposed to giving the rules by which rights and duties are established

noun

• anything indispensable

adjective satellite

• absolutely necessary; vitally necessary

• of the greatest importance

mainstays
nounn
noun

• a prominent supporter

• a central cohesive source of support and stability

• the forestay that braces the mainmast

basic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• pertaining to or constituting a base or basis

noun

• (usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant

• a popular programming language that is relatively easy to learn; an acronym for beginner's all-purpose symbolic instruction code; no longer in general use

adjective satellite

• reduced to the simplest and most significant form possible without loss of generality

• serving as a base or starting point

• of or denoting or of the nature of or containing a base

raw material
nounn
noun

• material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

staple fiber
nounn
noun

• a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

staple fibre
nounn
noun

• a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

Best Hypernyms For STAPLES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for staples, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (8)
commodity fasten fix good material nail secure stuff
Phrases (4)
natural fibernatural fibrepaper fastenertrade good

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