Dictionary Check: staff

"staff" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

Example: "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"
noun

a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose

Example: "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
noun

the body of teachers and administrators at a school

Example: "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
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noun

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

noun

a rod carried as a symbol

noun

(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

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