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How to pronounce staff in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms stave
Type of musical notation
Type Words
Synonyms faculty
Type of body


the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university.
Type Words
Type of symbol
Has types sceptre, scepter, tipstaff, mace, verge, crozier, wand, crosier
Type Words
Type of stick
Has types baton, crook, crutch, distaff, flagpole, flagstaff, pikestaff, quarterstaff, shepherd's crook, alpenstock


he walked with the help of a wooden staff.
Type Words
Type of building material
Type Words
Type of personnel, force
Has types service staff, newsroom, office staff, office, maintenance staff, headquarters staff, research staff, sales staff, general staff, security staff


the hospital has an excellent nursing staff.
the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions.
Type Words
Type of cater, supply, provide, ply
Has types man


This position is not always staffed.
Type Words
Type of serve


The two men staff the reception desk.

Examples of staff

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To the students, to the staff, to the outside world, it says COD is on the move.
From the dailyherald.com
Deprived of a full-time staff, Castle is driving himself around more than usual.
From the newsweek.com
White House senior adviser Pete Rouse, who served as chief of staff to then-Sen.
From the abcnews.go.com
Following his speech, the president visited the pyramids in Giza with his staff.
From the abcnews.go.com
There will be at least one change on the St. Louis Rams'coaching staff for 2011.
From the stltoday.com
He also is provided an office and support staff at A-B's St. Louis headquarters.
From the stltoday.com
Martin had previously been sued only in his official capacity as chief of staff.
From the stltoday.com
The holidays have once again awoken the giving spirit in our students and staff.
From the desmoinesregister.com
The Cougars coaching staff had a toss play called but Stennes had a better idea.
From the thenewstribune.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"
  • A strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
  • Serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"
  • The body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
  • Building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
  • Staff is a kind of artificial stone used for covering and ornamenting buildings.
  • A military staff is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units.
  • In standard Western musical notation, the staff or stave, is a set of five horizontal lines and four spaces, each of which represents a different musical pitch, or, in the case of a percussion staff, different percussion instruments. ...