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Staff (IPA: /ˈstæf/)


Staff (n.)

A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an instrument or weapon; a pole or srick, used for many purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or pike.

Staff (n.)

A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a person walking; hence, a support; that which props or upholds.

Staff (n.)

A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office; as, a constable's staff.

Staff (n.)

A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.

Staff (n.)

The round of a ladder.

Staff (n.)

A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.

Staff (n.)

The five lines and the spaces on which music is written; -- formerly called stave.

Staff (n.)

An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

Staff (n.)

The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.

Staff (n.)

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. See Etat Major.

Staff (n.)

Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect the plans of a superintendant or manager; as, the staff of a newspaper.

Staff

Group of people in an organisation

Staff

Artificial stone used for covering and ornamenting temporary buildings

Staff

Group of military officers that are responsible for the needs of a unit

Staff

Category of heraldic charges

Staff

Family name

Staff Synonyms

Faculty

Staff Synonyms

Stave

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Small, Target Activated, Fire and Forget

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Smart Target Activated Fire and Forget

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Spatial Temporal Analysis of Field Fluctuations

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Spatio Temporal Analysis Field Fluctuation

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Stafford Loan

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Staffordshire

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Stellar Acquisition Feasibility Flight

STAFF (Acronym / Abbreviation)

Stellar Acquisition Flight Feasibility

Staff Rhymes

Braff, Calf, Chaff, Fraph, Gaf, Gaff, Gaffe, Graef, Graefe, Graeff, Graf, Graff, Graph, Haff, Half, Laff, Laugh, Naff, Paff, Pfaff, Raf, Raff, Scaff, Schaff, Shaff, Skaff, Staff, Taff, Taffe, Yaffe

Assaf, Behalf, Giraffe, Sielaff

Unitaf


Staff (Last Name / Surname)

Staff is the #14,191 most common last name / surname from the 2010 United States Census. The census reported that 2,116 people had that surname.

Spanish Translation

Staff in Spanish is Personal

Tagalog Translation

Staff in Tagalog is Mga Katulong

Example Sentence (Quote)

"A staff is quickly found to beat a dog." - English proverbs (alphabetically by proverb)

Example Sentence (Quote)

"A staff is quickly found to beat a dog. (Strauss, 1998 p. 103)" - English proverbs

Example Sentence (Quote)

" Bread is the staff of life." - Eating

Example Sentence (Quote)

" Eurybiades lifting up his staff as if he were going to strike, Themistocles said, Strike, if you will; but hear ." - Plutarch

Example Sentence (Quote)

" Ever have a nagging suspicion you're poor? I know my staff does." - I Am America (And So Can You!)


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