Stael
Stael

staff


Definition: Meaning of, staff in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / stɑːf /

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staff staves
  1. workers [C also + plural verb British English] British English the people who work for an organization
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  2. stick [countable] plural staves a) old use D a long thick stick to help you walk b) PG a long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremonies old use a long thick stick to help you walk
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  3. stick [countable] plural staves a) old use D a long thick stick to help you walk b) PG a long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremonies a long thick stick that an official holds in some ceremonies
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  4. music [countable] especially American English the set of five lines that music is written on [=  stave]
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  5. the staff of life literary bread
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
staff staffed staffed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
staffing staffs
[transitive usually passive]
  1. to be or provide the workers for an organization [↪  overstaffed, understaffed]
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staff used in phrases

  • Jacob's staff (noun)
    1. desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
  • Joint Chiefs of Staff (noun)
    1. military the executive agency that advises the President on military questions; composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps
  • Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
    1. the leaders of the four main parts of the US military forces, the Army, the Navy, the Airforce, and the MARINES . Their job is to advise the US President on important military matters.
  • chief of staff (noun)
    1. an officer of high rank in the army, navy etc who advises the officer in charge of a particular military group or operation
    2. an official of high rank who advises the person in charge of an organization or government
  • general staff (noun)
    1. the general staff the group of military officers who work for a military leader
  • ground staff (noun)
    1. the people who take care of the grass and equipment at a sports ground
    2. the group of people who work at an airport looking after the aircraft [=  ground crew]
  • half-staff (noun)
    1. a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress
  • headquarters staff (noun)
    1. military military staff stationed at headquarters
  • maintenance staff (noun)
    1. those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant
  • office staff (noun)
    1. professional or clerical workers in an office
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