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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024staves /steɪvz/USA pronunciation n. [plural]- a pl. of staff1.
- pl. of stave.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024staves (stāvz),USA pronunciation n. - a pl. of staff 1.
- pl. of stave.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: staves /steɪvz/ n - a plural of staff1, stave
staff1 /stæf/USA pronunciation n., pl. staffs for 1-4. 8.; staves /steɪvz/USA pronunciation or staffs for 5-7. 9, 10. in Unabridged dictionary;
adj., v.. n. - a group of people, esp. workers, who carry out the work of an establishment, such as a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, etc.: [countable]He has a fine staff working under him.[uncountable]I am complaining about one of your staff.
- [countable] a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc.
- [countable] a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed.
- something that supports or sustains:[countable* usually singular]Bread is the staff of life.
- Music and Dance[countable] a set of usually five lines, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written.
adj. [before a noun] - of or relating or belonging to an organizational staff:staff officers.
- Businessworking on the staff of a corporation, institution, etc.:a staff writer.
v. [~ + object] - to provide with a staff of assistants or workers:The company is staffed with the finest engineers in this country.
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stave /steɪv/USA pronunciation n., v., staved or stove/stoʊv/USA pronunciation stav•ing. n. [countable] - one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, etc.
- a stick, rod, or pole.
v. - stave off:
- to put off or keep off, as by force: [~ + off + object]to stave off an attack.[~ + object + off]to stave it off.
- to prevent in time;
forestall: [~ + off + object]to stave off bankruptcy.[~ + object + off]to stave it off.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024staff1 (staf, stäf ),USA pronunciation n., pl. staffs for 1–5, 9; staves (stāv)USA pronunciation or staffs for 6–8, 10, 11;
adj., v.
n. - Businessa group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking.
- Businessa group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive.
- Businessa member of a staff.
- Military
- a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer.
- the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat.
- Businessthose members of an organization serving only in an auxiliary or advisory capacity on a given project. Cf. line 1 (def. 38).
- a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc.
- a rod or wand serving as a symbol of office or authority, as a crozier, baton, truncheon, or mace.
- a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed.
- something that supports or sustains.
- Music and DanceAlso, stave. a set of horizontal lines, now five in number, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written.
- [Archaic.]the shaft of a spear, lance, etc.
adj. - of or pertaining to a military or organizational staff:a staff officer; staff meetings.
- Business(of a professional person) employed on the staff of a corporation, publication, institution, or the like rather than being self-employed or practicing privately:a staff writer; staff physicians at the hospital.
v.t. - Businessto provide with a staff of assistants or workers:She staffed her office with excellent secretaries.
- Businessto serve on the staff of.
- to send to a staff for study or further work (often fol. by out):The White House will staff out the recommendations before making a decision.
v.i. - Businessto hire employees, as for a new office or project (sometimes fol. by up):Next month we'll begin staffing up for the reelection campaign.
- bef. 900; Middle English staf (noun, nominal), Old English stæf; cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Old Norse stafr staff, Sanskrit stabh- support
- Buildinga composition of plaster and fibrous material used for a temporary finish and in ornamental work, as on exposition buildings.
- German Stoff stuff
- perh. 1890–95, American.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stave (stāv),USA pronunciation n., v., staved or stove, stav•ing.
n. - one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel.
- a stick, rod, pole, or the like.
- Buildinga rung of a ladder, chair, etc.
- Poetry[Pros.]
- a verse or stanza of a poem or song.
- the alliterating sound in a line of verse, as the w- sound in wind in the willows.
- Music and Dancestaff1 (def. 9).
v.t. - Wineto break in a stave or staves of (a cask or barrel) so as to release the wine, liquor, or other contents.
- Wineto release (wine, liquor, etc.) by breaking the cask or barrel.
- to break or crush (something) inward (often fol. by in).
- to break (a hole) in, esp. in the hull of a boat.
- to break to pieces;
splinter;
smash. - Buildingto furnish with a stave or staves.
- to beat with a stave or staff.
v.i. - to become staved in, as a boat;
break in or up. - to move along rapidly.
- stave off:
- to put, ward, or keep off, as by force or evasion.
- to prevent in time;
forestall:He wasn't able to stave off bankruptcy.
- 1125–75; (noun, nominal) Middle English, back formation from staves; (verb, verbal) derivative of the noun, nominal
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See verse.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: staff /stɑːf/ n ( pl (for senses 1,3,4)staffs) ( pl (for senses 5-9)staffs, staves /steɪvz/)- a group of people employed by a company, individual, etc, for executive, clerical, sales work, etc
- (modifier) attached to or provided for the staff of an establishment: a staff doctor
- the body of teachers or lecturers of an educational institution, as distinct from the students
- the officers appointed to assist a commander, service, or central headquarters organization in establishing policy, plans, etc
- a stick with some special use, such as a walking stick or an emblem of authority
- something that sustains or supports: bread is the staff of life
- a pole on which a flag is hung
- chiefly Brit a graduated rod used in surveying, esp for sighting to with a levelling instrument
Usual US name: rod
Also called: stave the system of horizontal lines grouped into sets of five (four in the case of plainsong) upon which music is written. The spaces between them are also used, being employed in conjunction with a clef in order to give a graphic indication of pitch- any set of five lines in this system together with its clef: the treble staff
vb - (transitive) to provide with a staff
Etymology: Old English stæf; related to Old Frisian stef, Old Saxon staf, German Stab, Old Norse stafr, Gothic Stafs; see stave staff /stɑːf/ n - US a mixture of plaster and hair used to cover the external surface of temporary structures and for decoration
Etymology: 19th Century: of unknown origin Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stave /steɪv/ n - any one of a number of long strips of wood joined together to form a barrel, bucket, boat hull, etc
- any of various bars, slats, or rods, usually of wood, such as a rung of a ladder or a crosspiece bracing the legs of a chair
- any stick, staff, etc
- a stanza or verse of a poem
- Brit an individual group of five lines and four spaces used in staff notation
- another word for staff1
vb (staves, staving, staved, stove)- (often followed by in) to break or crush (the staves of a boat, barrel, etc) or (of the staves of a boat) to be broken or crushed
- (transitive) usually followed by in: to burst or force (a hole in something)
- (transitive) to provide (a ladder, chair, etc) with a stave or staves
- (transitive) Scot to sprain (a finger, toe, etc)
Etymology: 14th Century: back formation from staves, plural of staff1 |