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staff1
/ staf/
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n.
1. [treated as sing. or pl.]
all the people employed by a particular organization:
a staff of 600
hospital staff were not to blame.
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the teachers in a school or college:
[as adj.]
a staff meeting.
2.
[treated as sing. or pl.]
a group of officers assisting an officer in command of an army formation or administration headquarters.
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(usu. Staff) short for staff sergeant.
3.
a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing or as a weapon.
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a rod or scepter held as a sign of office or authority.
∎ short for flagstaff.
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Surveying
a rod for measuring distances or heights.
4.
(pl. staves
/ stāvz/ )
(also stave) Mus.
a set of five parallel lines and the spaces between them, on which notes are written to indicate their pitch.
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v. [tr.] (usu. be staffed)
provide (an organization, business, etc.) with staff:
legal advice centers are staffed by volunteer lawyers | [as adj.]
(staffed)
all units are fully staffed.
PHRASES:
the staff of life
a staple food, esp. bread.
staff2
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n.
a mixture of plaster of Paris, cement, or a similar material, used for temporary building work.
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