the staple of a diet

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• Staple — may mean:*Staple (fastener), a formed metal fastener used to secure sheets of material or wires, so they will not fall apart of each other. *Staple food, a foodstuff that forms the basic constituent of a diet. It is a standard commodity rather… …   Wikipedia

• The Secret of the Grain — Theatrical release poster Directed by Abdellatif Kechiche Produced by …   Wikipedia

• The Weight — «The Weight» Sencillo de The Band del álbum Music from Big Pink Lado A The Weight Lado B I Shall Be Released Formato 7 Grabación Enero de 1968 …   Wikipedia Español

• Staple food — Grains Various types of …   Wikipedia

• staple — [[t]ste͟ɪp(ə)l[/t]] staples, stapling, stapled 1) ADJ: ADJ n A staple food, product, or activity is one that is basic and important in people s everyday lives. Rice is the staple food of more than half the world s population... The Chinese also… …   English dictionary

• diet — di|et1 W2S3 [ˈdaıət] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: diete, from Greek diaita way of living, food to be eaten ] 1.) [U and C] the kind of food that a person or animal eats each day balanced/healthy/poor etc diet ▪ It is important to… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• The Weight — Infobox Single Name = The Weight Artist = The Band from Album = Music from Big Pink Released = June 26, 1968 Format = 45 Recorded = January 1968 Genre = Folk rock, roots rock Length = 4:34 Label = Capitol Writer = Robbie Robertson Producer = John …   Wikipedia

• staple 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… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• staple food crop —   the main crop which forms the basis of calorific content of the diet for a particular area. Usually a carbohydrate food such as cereals or tubers …   Geography glossary

• staple — sta|ple1 [ˈsteıpəl] n [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English stapol post ] [Sense: 3 4; Date: 1300 1400; Origin: . Middle Dutch stapel place of trade ] 1.) a small piece of thin wire that is pushed into sheets of paper and bent over to hold them… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• staple — 01. Please [staple] your test sheet to your essay paper before handing it in. 02. I cut my finger on a [staple] during the test, and got blood all over the paper. 03. Rice is the most important [staple] in the diet of many Asian countries. 04.… …   Grammatical examples in English