| dictionary | A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| Sounds | stae'f |
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| Rhymes | autograph, autoradiograph, behalf, and 28 more rhymes in aef at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task. |
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| Examples | "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions" |
| Members | staff member, staffer |
| Narrower | newsroom; office, office staff; research staff; sales staff; security staff; service staff, maintenance staff; general staff; headquarters staff |
| Broader | force, personnel |
| Verbs | staff; staff |
| Meaning | The body of teachers and administrators at a school. |
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| Examples | "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" |
| Synonyms | faculty |
| Member of | school |
| Members | professor, prof |
| Broader | body |
| Verbs | staff; staff |
| Meaning | A strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose. |
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| Examples | "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" |
| Narrower | alpenstock; crook, shepherd's crook; crutch; distaff; flagpole, flagstaff; pikestaff; quarterstaff |
| Broader | stick |
| Meaning | Building material consisting of plaster and hair. Used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration. |
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| Broader | building material |
| Meaning | A rod carried as a symbol. |
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| Narrower | crosier, crozier; mace; scepter, sceptre, verge, wand; tipstaff |
| Broader | symbol |
| Meaning | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. |
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| Synonyms | stave |
| Category | music |
| Parts | staff line; space |
| Broader | musical notation |
| Meaning | Provide with staff. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "This position is not always staffed" |
| Narrower | man |
| Broader | provide, supply, ply, cater |
| Nouns | staff; staff |
| Meaning | Serve on the staff of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something |
| Examples | "The two men staff the reception desk" |
| Broader | serve |
| Nouns | staff; staff |