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'staff' - used as a noun
1. 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. the body of teachers and administrators at a school
the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university
3. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
he walked with the help of a wooden staff
4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
5. a rod carried as a symbol
6. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written

'staff' - used as a verb
7. provide with staff
This position is not always staffed
8. serve on the staff of
The two men staff the reception desk

derived forms
1. Staff / Plural
staffs
2. Staff / Past
staffed
3. Staff / Third Person
staffs
4. Staff / Present Participle
staffing
Variations of 'staff'
 
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It has been suggested that shepherds are responsible for inventing the game golf. It is said that they used to use their staffs to hit the stones.