Main entry: staff
Definition: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
Usage: he walked with the help of a wooden staff
Definition: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
Main entry: staff
Definition: a rod carried as a symbol
Definition: the body of teachers and administrators at a school
Usage: the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university
Main entry: staff
Definition: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
Usage: the hospital has an excellent nursing staff; the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions
Main entry: staff
Definition: building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
Main entry: staff
Definition: provide with staff
Usage: This position is not always staffed
Main entry: staff
Definition: serve on the staff of
Usage: The two men staff the reception desk