Staffs

staff ¹  (stf)

n. pl. staffs or staves (stvz)

1.

a. A stick or cane carried as an aid in walking or climbing.

b. A stout stick used as a weapon; a cudgel.

c. A pole on which a flag is displayed; a flagstaff.

d. A rod or baton carried as a symbol of authority.

2. pl. staffs A rule or similar graduated stick used for testing or measuring, as in surveying.

3. pl. staffs

a. A group of assistants to a manager, executive, or other person in authority.

b. A group of military officers assigned to assist a commanding officer in an executive or advisory capacity.

c. The personnel who carry out a specific enterprise: the nursing staff of a hospital.

4. Something that serves as a staple or support.

5. Music A set of horizontal lines and intermediate spaces used in notation to represent a sequence of pitches, in modern notation normally consisting of five lines and four spaces. Also called stave.

tr.v. staffed, staff·ing, staffs

1. To provide with a staff of workers or assistants.

2. To serve on the staff of.

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[Middle English staf, from Old English stæf.]

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staff ²  (stf)

n.

A building material of plaster and fiber used as an exterior wall covering of temporary buildings, as at expositions.

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[Perhaps from German Stoff, stuff.]

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Staffs [stæfs]

abbreviation for

(Placename) Staffordshire

Translations

Staffs abbr (British) (=Staffordshire)
staff-student ratio n → taux m d'encadrement