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stave, faculty Definition: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff";(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written;a rod carried as a symbol;the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university";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";building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration;provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed";serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk";
Hyponyms: alpenstock, crook, shepherd's crook, crutch, distaff, flagpole, flagstaff, pikestaff, quarterstaff, crosier, crozier, mace, scepter, sceptre, verge, wand, tipstaff, newsroom, office, office staff, research staff, sales staff, security staff, service staff, maintenance staff, general staff, headquarters staff, man Member Meronyms: school Derivational Morphology:
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