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staves S0723400 (stāvz)n. A plural of staff1.staves (steɪvz) n a plural of staff1, stavestaff1 (stæf, stɑf)
n., pl. staffs for 1-4,8; staves (stāvz) or staffs for 5-7,9,10; n. 1. a group of people, esp. employees, who carry out the work of an establishment or perform a specific function. 2. a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive. 3. a. a body of military officers appointed to assist a commanding officer. b. the parts of an army concerned with administration rather than combat. 4. a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc. 5. a rod serving as a symbol of office or authority. 6. a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed. 7. something that supports or sustains. 8. Also, stave. a set of usu. five horizontal lines, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written. 9. Archaic. the shaft of a spear, lance, etc. adj. 10. of or pertaining to a military or organizational staff. 11. employed on the staff of a corporation, publication, institution, etc.: a staff writer. v.t. 12. to provide with a staff of assistants or workers. 13. to serve on the staff of. 14. to send to a staff for study or further work (often fol. by out). [before 900; Old English stæf, c. Old Frisian stef, Old Saxon staf, Old High German stap, Old Norse stafr staff] usage: See collective noun. staff2 (stæf, stɑf)
n. a composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental work, as on exposition buildings. [1890–95, Amer.; perhaps < German Stoff stuff] staves
stave inTo crush or cause something to cave in; to smash through something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "stave" and "in." He staved in the crate with a large rock to access the supplies inside. We'll have to stave the door in if we want to get inside.See also: stavestave offTo defend against or keep someone or something at bay; to delay something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "stave" and "off." He's been trying to scrounge up money so that he can stave off his creditors for a while longer. An old trick is to suck on a pebble to stave your thirst off.See also: off, stavestave someone or something offto hold someone or something off; to defend against the attack of someone or something. (See also something off">stave something off.) The citizen was not able to stave the mugger off. The army staved off the attackers for three hours without letup.See also: off, stavestave something into crush something in. (The past tense is usually stove with ships, and otherwise, staved.) The rocks on the reef staved the hull of the ship in. The angry sailor staved in the cask of rum.See also: stavestave something offto delay or postpone something unwanted, such as hunger, foreclosure, death, etc. (See also someone or something off">stave someone or something off.) He could stave his thirst off no longer. Despite the enemy sentries, he made a dash for the stream. The lost hiker could not stave off her hunger any longer.See also: off, stavestave offKeep or hold away, repel, as in The Federal Reserve Board is determined to stave off inflation. This metaphoric expression transfers beating something off with a staff or stave to nonphysical repulsion. [c. 1600] See also: off, stavestave inv. To break or smash a hole in something: The firefighters staved the door in. I staved in the barrel with an axe.See also: stavestave offv. To keep or hold someone or something off; repel someone or something: I staved the attackers off with my umbrella. Health officials are trying to stave off an outbreak of disease.See also: off, stavestaved lumber core coreboard, Brit. battenboardA wood-base panel used in plywood or laminated core constructions; the core, 1, to which faces are glued.MedicalSeestaff |