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sinkilä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • staple noun A basic food or item that is used regularly and is essential to daily life.
  • strap noun A narrow strip of leather, fabric, or similar material used to fasten, carry, or hold something in place.

Senses

sinkilä is used for these senses in English:

  • staple A U-shaped wire fastener, made of thick wire, used to attach fence wire or other material to posts or structures.
  • staple One of a set of U-shaped metal rods hammered into a structure, such as a piling or wharf, which serve as a ladder.
  • strap (carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.

staple — full definition

  1. noun A basic food or item that is used regularly and is essential to daily life.
  2. noun A small U-shaped piece of wire pressed through paper (or into wood or a wall) to hold things together.
  3. noun Something that appears regularly or is expected as a standard part of something.
  4. verb To fasten something with a staple.
  5. adj Main or principal; regularly used or produced.

strap — full definition

  1. noun A narrow strip of leather, fabric, or similar material used to fasten, carry, or hold something in place.
  2. verb To fasten or secure something using a strap.

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