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stave::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | staff |
| Type of | musical notation |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | stave in |
| Type of | split, burst, break open |
stave::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | round, rung |
| Type of | crosspiece |
Examples of stave
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Libya rebels reject Gadaffi ceasefire as desperate bid to stave off air attacks.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The Predators must win Game 5 at Vancouver on Saturday to stave off elimination.
From the tennessean.com
Their fondness for walking between tapas bars may help to stave off spare tyres.
From the nzherald.co.nz
It could allow them to stave off foreclosure and reduce their mortgage payments.
From the thenewstribune.com
The helium-voiced critters warble at regular intervals to stave off our boredom.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
That was probably the right thing to do to help stave off serious economic harm.
From the latimes.com
That should help the quick-witted Rapaczynski stave off the boredom she dreads.
From the businessweek.com
Little things, like your child lifting his or her chin, can stave off bullying.
From the kansas.com
It will cost far less in legal fees to stave off collection proceedings in court.
From the ocregister.com
- Staff: (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
- Furnish with staves; "stave a ladder"
- Burst or force (a hole) into something
- One of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
- Rung: a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
- Stave (Krupanj) is a village in the municipality of Krupanj, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village has a population of 450 people.
- 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. ...
- Stavely is a farming community in southern Alberta, Canada. It is located south of Calgary on Highway 2 and east of Willow Creek Provincial Park.
- One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering, or lining of a vessel or structure; esp. ...
