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staff
stɑːf Listen
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
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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