SkyfireDict

staff   (TTS Sound)

The noun staff has 6 senses

• staff -- (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")


• staff -- (a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff")


• staff, faculty -- (the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university")


• staff -- (building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration)


• staff -- (a rod carried as a symbol)


• staff, stave -- ((music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written)

The verb staff has 2 senses

• staff -- (provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed")


• staff -- (serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk")