material vs staple

staple vs material

material and staple both are nouns.

material and staple both are adjectives.

material is not a verb while staple is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
material	Yes	Yes	No	No
staple	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, staple is a hyponym of material; that is, staple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than material:

material: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
staple: material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing

Other hyponyms of material include ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, recycling, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, HAZMAT, aggregate, raw material, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, dust, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, electroceramic material, pyroelectric material, piezoelectric material, ferromagnet, antiferromagnet.

material (noun)	staple (noun)
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers	(usually in the plural) a necessary commodity for which demand is constant
things needed for doing or making something	paper fastener consisting of a short length of U-shaped wire that can fasten papers together
information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form	a short U-shaped wire nail
a person judged suitable for admission or employment	material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object	a natural fiber (raw cotton, wool, hemp, flax) that can be twisted to form yarn

material (adjective)	staple (adjective)
derived from or composed of matter	necessary or important, especially regarding food or commodities
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary
having material or physical form or substance
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests

material (verb)	staple (verb)
	secure or fasten with a staple or staples

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