Part and Staple

Part

Part noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.

Staple is an antonym for part.

Nearby Words: partially, partly

Staple

Staple noun - The main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts.
Usage example: reading is the very staple of a person's education

Part is an antonym for staple.

Nearby Words: stapled, stapling, stapler

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Perry Rhodan The Cold War era Sci-Fi staple of psychic superpowers created by radioactivity is still part of the earliest story arcs written in the 1960s, but has been abandoned as time and science marched on.
  • This trope is a staple of theatre, thanks largely in part to the mechanics of that particular medium.
  • Video Game / Assassin's Creed III: Liberation Smoke Out: Smoke bombs, a staple since the Ezio days, are part of Aveline's arsenal.
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