| English Dictionary |
STAPLE GUN
| Pronunciation (US): |  | (GB): | |
| IPA (US): |  |
Dictionary entry overview: What does staple gun mean?
• STAPLE GUN (noun)
The noun STAPLE GUN has 1 sense:
1. a hand-held machine for driving staples home
Familiarity information: STAPLE GUN used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hand-held machine for driving staples home
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("staple gun" is a kind of...):
machine (any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks)
| Learn English with... Proverbs |
"Hard cases make bad law." (English proverb)
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love... and then we return home." (Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie." (Chinese proverb)
"What comes easily is lost easily." (Egyptian proverb)
"We are all visitors to this time, this place. We are just passing through. Our purpose here is to observe, to learn, to grow, to love... and then we return home." (Aboriginal Australian proverbs)
"A spark can start a fire that burns the entire prairie." (Chinese proverb)
"What comes easily is lost easily." (Egyptian proverb)