staff

  • 21staff — 1. staff [ staf ] n. m. • 1884; mot all., de staffieren « garnir, orner » ♦ Composition plastique de plâtre et de fibres végétales, employée dans la décoration et l industrie. staff 2. staff [ staf ] n. m. • 1944; mot angl. amér. ♦ Anglic. 1 ♦… …

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  • 22staff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full time, part time ▪ permanent, temporary (esp. BrE) ▪ skeleton ▪ We ll be down to a skeleton staff over Christmas …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 23staff — n. personnel 1) an administrative; coaching; editorial; hospital; medical; nursing; office; teaching staff 2) a skeleton staff 3) on the staff 4) (misc.) to join a staff (she joined the staff as an editor) group of officers serving a commander 5) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 24staff — staff1 W2S2 [sta:f US stæf] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(workers)¦ 2¦(stick)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4 the staff of life ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: stAf stick ] 1.) ¦(WORKERS)¦ [C also + plural verb British English] the people who work for an organization …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25staff — I UK [stɑːf] / US [stæf] noun Word forms staff : singular staff plural staffs *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution: can be followed by a singular or plural verb It is a small… …

    English dictionary

  • 26staff — staff1 [ stæf ] noun *** 1. ) singular or uncount the people who work for a particular company, organization, or institution: It is a small hospital with a staff of just over a hundred. The staff is not happy about the new arrangement. join the… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 27staff — staff1 staffless, adj. /staf, stahf/, n., pl. staffs for 1 5, 9; staves /stayv/ or staffs for 6 8, 10, 11; adj., v. n. 1. a group of persons, as employees, charged with carrying out the work of an establishment or executing some undertaking. 2. a …

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  • 28staff — 1 noun 1 WORKERS a) (countable, also + plural verb BrE) the people who work for an organization, especially a school or business: The school s staff is excellent. | We now employ a staff of 25. | member of staff: Complaints by members of staff… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29staff — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a a stick or pole for use in walking or climbing or as a weapon. b a stick or pole as a sign of office or authority. c a person or thing that supports or sustains. d a flagstaff. e Surveying a rod for measuring distances, heights …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 30staff — 01. The office [staff] of the English Language Program always do their best to help students with any problems they might have. 02. All [staff] are invited for a Christmas party on the 23rd of December. 03. The hospital is in crisis due to a… …

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