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Staff (pole)
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Staff — (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth. stabs element,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Staff angle — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Staff tree — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staff — staff1 [staf, stäf] n. pl. staffs; also, for STAFF1 senses 1 & 5, staves [ME staf < OE stæf, akin to Ger stab, < IE base * steb(h) , post, pole > STEM1, STAMP] 1. a stick, rod, or pole; specif., a) a stick used … English World dictionary
Staff — may refer to: * Staff (stick), a stick or pole to assist with walking, or sometimes used as a weapon * Staff (building material), artificial stone product used as ornament * Staff (music), a set of horizontal lines upon which notes are placed in… … Wikipedia
staff — [n1] employees of organization agents, assistants, cadre, cast, crew, deputies, faculty, force, help, officers, operatives, organization, personnel, servants, shop, teachers, team, workers, work force; concept 325 staff [n2] stick, usually for… … New thesaurus
pole — [n] bar, post beam, extremity, flagpole, flagstaff, leg, mast, pile, plank, rod, shaft, spar, staff, stake, standard, stave, stick, stilt, stud, terminus; concepts 440,470,475,479 … New thesaurus
staff — The plural in the meanings ‘pole’ and ‘body of employees’ is staffs. In the music meaning it is staffs or staves … Modern English usage
Pole weapon — A selection of polearms, mostly halberds A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user s effective range. Spears … Wikipedia
staff — staff1 staffless, adj. /staf, stahf/, n., pl. staffs for 1 5, 9; staves /stayv/ or staffs for 6 8, 10, 11; adj., v. n. 1. a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking. 2. a … Universalium
staff — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. b a stick or pole as a sign of office or authority. c a person or thing that supports or sustains. d a flagstaff. e Surveying a rod for measuring distances, heights … Useful english dictionary
