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She has an American accent.
NGSL Rank: 430
staff
stɑːf ![Listen](https://i0.wp.com/ringolingo.com/wp-content/plugins/ringo-lingo/public/images/listen-icon-blue.png?w=1100&ssl=1)
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Meanings
noun
- all the people employed by a particular organization.E.g. a staff of 600
- a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters.E.g. the Polish General and his staff
- a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing or as a weapon.E.g. a shepherd's staff
- another term for stave (sense 2).
verb
- provide (an organization, business, etc.) with staff.E.g. legal advice centres are staffed by volunteer lawyers
noun
- a mixture of plaster of Paris, cement, or a similar material, used for temporary building work.
stave
steɪv ![Listen](https://i0.wp.com/ringolingo.com/wp-content/plugins/ringo-lingo/public/images/listen-icon-blue.png?w=1100&ssl=1)
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Meanings
noun
- a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure.
- a set of five parallel lines on any one or between any adjacent two of which a note is written to indicate its pitch.
- a verse or stanza of a poem.
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