1. staff - 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"
2. staff - noun
· a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
Hypernym(s): stick
3. staff - noun
· the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
Synonym(s): faculty
Hypernym(s): body
4. staff - noun
· building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
Hypernym(s): building_material
5. staff - noun
· a rod carried as a symbol
Hypernym(s): symbol
6. staff - noun
· (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
Synonym(s): stave
Hypernym(s): musical_notation
7. staff - verb
· provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"
Hypernym(s): provide, supply, ply, cater
8. staff - verb
· serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"
Hypernym(s): serve
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