staff in English dictionary

  • staff

    Meanings and definitions of "staff"

    • (uncountable) A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering (see w:Staff (building material))
    • (transitive) to supply (a business) with employees
    • (plural: staffs or staves) a long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
    • (plural: staves ) (music) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.
    • (plural: staff) The employees of a business. (e.g. The company employed 10 new staff this month.)
    • noun
      (plural staffs or staves)
      A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
    • noun
      (music, plural staves)
      A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.
    • noun
      (plural staff)
      The employees of a business.
    • noun
      (uncountable)
      A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering. W
    • noun
      A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office.
    • noun
      A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      The rung of a ladder.
    • noun
      A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.
    • noun
      (engineering)
      An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.
    • noun
      (surgery)
      The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.
    • noun
      (military)
      An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.
    • noun
      Misspelling of [i]staph[/i].
    • verb
      (transitive)
      to supply (a business) with employees
    • A series of (usually five) horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.
    • The employees or workers of a business or organisation.
    • (magic) wand
    • (executive) staff
    • staff (music)
    • (bureau, post-office) staff
    • The whole of the worforce.
    • (musical) staff
    • long, straight stick
    • series of horizontal lines
    • employees of a business
    • A long, straight stick (usually made of wood) that is used for walking or as a status symbol or weapon.
    • noun
      a rod carried as a symbol
    • noun
      a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
    • noun
      building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
    • noun
      (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
    • noun
      personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
    • noun
      the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
    • verb
      provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"
    • verb
      serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

    Synonyms of "staff" in English dictionary

    stave, musical notation, serve are the top synonyms of "staff" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of staff

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza staff; lm  liczba mnoga staffs/staves
    • staff ( third-person singular simple present staffs, present participle staffing, simple past and past participle staffed)
    • staff ( countable and uncountable;  plural  staffs  or staves) A musical staff
    • staff (countable and uncountable, plural staffs or staves or staff)
    • staff (third-person singular simple present staffs, present participle staffing, simple past and past participle staffed)
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    Meanings and definitions of "staff"

    • Staff (military)
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