staple
adjective [before noun] /ˈsteɪ.pl̩/Definition
› basic or main; standard or regular: The staple diet here is mutton, fish and boiled potatoes. Prices of staple foods such as wheat and vegetables have also been increasing. Her latest film is the staple offering of action and comedy that we have come to expect.Standard and routine
(Definition of staple adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bog-standard adjective
- conformity noun
- day-to-day adjective
- default noun (RESULT)
- diet noun
- given adjective (HAVE HABIT)
- institutionalize verb (CUSTOM)
- mainline adjective (COMMON)
- quotidian adjective
- regular adjective (EVEN)
- regular adjective (USUAL)
- routine adjective
- routine noun
- routinely adverb
- set adjective (FIXED)
- standard adjective
- staple noun (BASIC)
- std adjective
- stock adjective
- the daily round idiom
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