English dictionary
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English noun: staff | |||
| 1. | staff (group) personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task | ||
| Samples | The hospital has an excellent nursing staff. The general relied on his staff to make routine decisions. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | force, personnel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | general staff, headquarters staff, maintenance staff, newsroom, office, office staff, research staff, sales staff, security staff, service staff | ||
| Member holonym | staff member, staffer | ||
| 2. | staff (artifact) a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose | ||
| Samples | He walked with the help of a wooden staff. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stick | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alpenstock, baton, crook, crutch, distaff, flagpole, flagstaff, pikestaff, quarterstaff, shepherd's crook | ||
| 3. | staff (group) the body of teachers and administrators at a school | ||
| Samples | The dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university. | ||
| Synonyms | faculty | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | body | ||
| Member holonym | prof, professor | ||
| Member meronym | school | ||
| 4. | staff (substance) building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | building material | ||
| 5. | staff (communication) a rod carried as a symbol | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | symbol | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crosier, crozier, mace, scepter, sceptre, tipstaff, verge, wand | ||
| 6. | staff (communication) (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written | ||
| Synonyms | stave | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | musical notation | ||
| Part holonym | space, staff line | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
English verb: staff | |||
| 1. | staff (competition) provide with staff | ||
| Samples | This position is not always staffed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cater, ply, provide, supply | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | man | ||
| 2. | staff (competition) serve on the staff of | ||
| Samples | The two men staff the reception desk. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | serve | ||
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