· 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"

Hypernym(s): force, personnel

· a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"

Hypernym(s): stick

· 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

· 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

· a rod carried as a symbol

Hypernym(s): symbol

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

Synonym(s): stave

Hypernym(s): musical_notation

· provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"

Hypernym(s): provide, supply, ply, cater

· serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"

Hypernym(s): serve