ALL meanings of staffs
staff
S s - noun plural staffs a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking. 1
- noun plural staffs a group of assistants to a manager, superintendent, or executive. 1
- noun plural staffs a member of a staff. 1
- noun plural staffs Military. a body of officers without command authority, appointed to assist a commanding officer. the parts of any army concerned with administrative matters, planning, etc., rather than with actual participation in combat. 1
- noun plural staffs those members of an organization serving only in an auxiliary or advisory capacity on a given project. Compare line1 (def 38). 1
- noun plural staffs a stick, pole, or rod for aid in walking or climbing, for use as a weapon, etc. 1
- noun plural staffs a rod or wand serving as a symbol of office or authority, as a crozier, baton, truncheon, or mace. 1
- noun plural staffs a pole on which a flag is hung or displayed. 1
- noun plural staffs something that supports or sustains. 1
- noun plural staffs Also, stave. Music. a set of horizontal lines, now five in number, with the corresponding four spaces between them, on which music is written. 1
- noun plural staffs Archaic. the shaft of a spear, lance, etc. 1
- adjective staffs of or relating to a military or organizational staff: a staff officer; staff meetings. 1
- adjective staffs (of a professional person) employed on the staff of a corporation, publication, institution, or the like rather than being self-employed or practicing privately: a staff writer; staff physicians at the hospital. 1
- verb with object staffs to provide with a staff of assistants or workers: She staffed her office with excellent secretaries. 1
- verb with object staffs to serve on the staff of. 1
- verb with object staffs to send to a staff for study or further work (often followed by out): The White House will staff out the recommendations before making a decision. 1
- verb without object staffs to hire employees, as for a new office or project (sometimes followed by up): Next month we'll begin staffing up for the reelection campaign. 1
- noun staffs a county in central England. 1154 sq. mi. (2715 sq. km). County seat: Stafford. 1
- abbreviation STAFFS Staffordshire 0