nnoun.grouppersonnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned taskExamples:- the hospital has an excellent nursing staff
- the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions
Derivationally Related Form:staff
Hypernyms:force personnel
Inherited Hypernyms:staffforceorganizationsocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:general staffheadquarters staffmaintenance staffnewsroomofficeoffice staffresearch staffsales staffsecurity staffservice staff
Member Meronyms:staff member staffer
Full Hyponyms:general staffheadquarters staffnewsroomofficeresearch staffsales staffsecurity staffservice staff
nnoun.artifacta strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purposeExamples:- he walked with the help of a wooden staff
Hypernyms:stick
Inherited Hypernyms:staffstickimplementinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:alpenstockbatoncrookcrutchdistaffflagpoleflagstaffpikestaffquarterstaffshepherd's crook
Full Hyponyms:alpenstockbatoncrookcrutchdistaffflagpolepikestaffquarterstaff
nnoun.groupthe body of teachers and administrators at a schoolSynset:faculty
Examples:- the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university
Derivationally Related Form:staff
Member Holonyms:school
Hypernyms:body
Inherited Hypernyms:staffbodysocial groupgroupabstractionentity
Member Meronyms:prof professor
nnoun.substancebuilding material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decorationHypernyms:building material
Inherited Hypernyms:staffbuilding materialartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.communicationa rod carried as a symbolHypernyms:symbol
Inherited Hypernyms:staffsymbolsignalcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:crosiercroziermacesceptersceptretipstaffvergewand
Full Hyponyms:baublecrosiermacesceptertipstaff
nnoun.communication(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are writtenTopic:music
Synset:stave
Hypernyms:musical notation
Inherited Hypernyms:staffmusical notationnotationwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Part Meronyms:space staff line
vverb.competitionprovide with staffExamples:- This position is not always staffed
Derivationally Related Form:staff
Hypernyms:cater ply provide supply
Inherited Hypernyms:staffprovidegivetransfer
Direct Hyponyms:man
Full Troponyms:crewman
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.competitionserve on the staff ofExamples:- The two men staff the reception desk
Derivationally Related Form:staff
Hypernyms:serve
Inherited Hypernyms:staffservework
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something