staff
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(verb) provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed" |
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Related Words: cater, man, ply, provide, supply |
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(noun) a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff" |
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Related Words: alpenstock, crook, crutch, distaff, flagpole, flagstaff, pikestaff, quarterstaff, shepard's crook, stick |
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(noun) (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written |
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Synonyms: stave |
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Related Words: musical notation |
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(noun) a rod carried as a symbol |
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Related Words: crosier, crozier, mace, scepter, sceptre, symbol, tipstaff, verge, wand |
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(noun) the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" |
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Synonyms: faculty |
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Related Words: body |
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(noun) personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions" |
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Related Words: force, general staff, headquarters staff, maintenance staff, office, office staff, personnel, research staff, sales staff, security staff, service staff |
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