Definition for Staff:

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

Synonyms for Staff:

• n.

  •
  • bar line,
  • clef,
  • bass clef,
  • ARR,
  • con amore,
  • allegro,
  • adagio,
  • andante,
  • con brio.
  •
  • engage,
  • appoint,
  • hire,
  • confirm,
  • recruit,
  • sign,
  • employ,
  • sign on,
  • take on,
  • retain.
  •
  • collar,
  • band aid,
  • compress,
  • bandage,
  • corps,
  • cotton,
  • braces,
  • cotton ball,
  • escort,
  • corset.
  •
  • emcee,
  • master of ceremonies,
  • machine,
  • pageantry,
  • walking stick,
  • cavalcade,
  • bearer,
  • crown jewels,
  • mc.
  •
  • ensign,
  • hammer and sickle,
  • flag,
  • mast,
  • checkered flag,
  • bunting,
  • blue peter,
  • color,
  • jolly roger.
  •
  • be your own boss,
  • take in,
  • fill someone's shoes.
  •
  • labor,
  • people.
  •anchor (noun)
  • de-fenses,
  • de fenses,
  • mud hooks,
  • grappling irons.
  •artifact (noun)
  • staff.
  •badge (noun)
  • mantle,
  • pall,
  • coronet,
  • ermine,
  • tiara,
  • mortarboard,
  • talisman,
  • signet,
  • uniform,
  • regalia,
  • pin,
  • orb,
  • badge,
  • emblem,
  • insignia,
  • tartan,
  • crown,
  • seal.
  •brace (noun)
  • under pinning,
  • under-pinning.
  •cadre (noun)
  • infra structures,
  • infra structure,
  • key groups,
  • infra-structures.
  •cane (noun)
  • pikestaves,
  • vade mecums.
  •club (noun)
  • convincers,
  • conk busters,
  • shillelaghs,
  • quarterstaffs.
  •court (noun)
  • Lords and Ladies,
  • royal household.
  •crew (noun)
  • covey,
  • regiment,
  • squad,
  • nest,
  • bunch,
  • bevy,
  • set,
  • pack,
  • clan,
  • gang,
  • cabal,
  • posse,
  • fraternity,
  • company,
  • troop,
  • aggregation,
  • hive,
  • junta,
  • tribe,
  • string,
  • society,
  • herd,
  • phalanx,
  • team,
  • colony,
  • flock,
  • litter,
  • crew,
  • fleet,
  • platoon,
  • coterie,
  • detachment,
  • drove,
  • school,
  • union,
  • caucus,
  • host,
  • troupe,
  • group,
  • body,
  • outfit,
  • crowd,
  • band,
  • wing,
  • party,
  • faction,
  • force,
  • circle,
  • battalion,
  • complement,
  • collection,
  • ring,
  • sect,
  • clique,
  • assemblage,
  • brigade,
  • assembly,
  • army,
  • coalition,
  • fellowship,
  • cell,
  • division,
  • detail,
  • league,
  • mob.
  •department (noun)
  • precinct.
  •employees of organization (noun)
  • agents,
  • servants,
  • assistants,
  • teachers,
  • workers,
  • work force,
  • shop,
  • Deputies,
  • operatives.
  •entourage (noun)
  • entourage.
  •faculty (noun)
  • pro-fessor,
  • literatis,
  • pro-fessors,
  • pro fessor,
  • professorates,
  • re searchers,
  • pro fessors,
  • re-searcher,
  • re-searchers,
  • re searcher.
  •human resources (noun)
  • human-resources.
  •personnel (noun)
  • men and women.
  •pole (noun)
  • flagstaves.
  •retinue (noun)
  • pro cessions,
  • pro cession,
  • pro-cessions,
  • pro-cession.
  •rod (noun)
  • rodules.
  •scepter (noun)
  • royal maces.
  •shaft (noun)
  • post,
  • shaft,
  • bar,
  • tunnel,
  • elevator shaft,
  • stem,
  • stalk,
  • mine shaft.
  •stick, usually for walking (noun)
  • prop.
  •support (noun)
  • crutch.
  •walking stick (noun)
  • alpenstocks,
  • alpenstock,
  • walking aid,
  • Handstaff.
  •wand (noun)
  • caducei.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • labor market,
  • mace,
  • brace,
  • double as,
  • deputize,
  • Human Capital,
  • payroll,
  • job-share.
  •
  • cover for,
  • cast,
  • help,
  • moonlight,
  • collaborate,
  • temp.
  •
  • profession.
  •
  • presence.
  •
  • volunteer.
  •
  • come in.
  •
  • service,
  • work.
  •
  • touch.

Paraphrases for Staff:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    staffing.
  • Proper noun, singular
    staffing.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    staffing.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    staffer, chief-of-staff.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    personnel-related.
  • Proper noun, singular
    bailiffs, Facilities, Investigators, practitioners, associates, Operators, delegates, Environments, settings, benefits, fellows, Trustees, points, rules, lessons, receivers, Premiums, licensees, Records, owners, headlines, Surveys, hazards, Inquiries, CDS, employees, counts, meetings.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    servicemen, Policemen, Personae, ushers, faculty.
  • Verb, past tense
    Were, listed, established, Supplied, enrolled, required, manned.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    serving.
  • Verb, past participle
    Incurred, involved, required.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    recruits, follows, points.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    workforce.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    workforce.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    employees.
  • Verb, base form
    workforce.

Antonyms for Staff:

• n.

  • employees of organization
    incompetence.

Staff Sentence Examples:

• In the middle was a shepherd leaning upon his staff and looking on at his happy flock.

• No - some staff officer's, I guess.

Homophones for Staff:

• staph, sedative, steep, shut off, sit by, Swot Up, stiff, stay off, stuff, stevia, step, stave, stave off, setup, side of beef, stob, shtup, sixty-five, shade off, sit-up, stipe, steppe, sky dive, stovepipe, Stupa, set off, stoep, stub, stubby, side view, sit up, stoop, suggestive, stop up, Stupe, sweetpea, step up, sheet web, sweet pea, stab, stp, skydive, stupefy, stuffy, sawed-off, step-up, sicative, soda pop, sweat off, sweet bay, stop, southpaw, stative, staffa, shoot up, s.t.p., stoup, stove, set up, setoff, shut up, stay up.

Hypernym for Staff:

• n.

  • artifact
    crutch, alpenstock, distaff, baton, flagpole, pikestaff, crook, quarterstaff, shepherd's crook, flagstaff.
  • communication
    mace, scepter, crosier, verge, crozier, tipstaff, sceptre, wand.
  • group
    newsroom, general staff, office, headquarters staff, office staff, sales staff, maintenance staff, security staff, service staff, research staff.

• v.

  • competition
    man.

Hyponym for Staff:

• n.

  • artifact
    stick.
  • communication
    symbol.
  • group
    force, personnel.
  • substance
    building material.

• v.

  • competition
    ply, cater, supply, serve, provide.

Meronym for Staff:

• n.

  • group
    staff member, staffer.