Synonym: committee, crew, force, gang, group, personnel, pole, rod, scepter, stick. Similar words: affect, affair, can afford, afford to, decaffeinated, star, stand, stay. Meaning: [stæf /stɑːf] 
n. 1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task 2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school 3. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose 4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration 5. a rod carried as a symbol 6. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. v. 1. provide with staff 2. serve on the staff of.
n. 1. personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task 2. the body of teachers and administrators at a school 3. a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose 4. building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration 5. a rod carried as a symbol 6. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written. v. 1. provide with staff 2. serve on the staff of. 
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121 Staff had to work in overcrowded conditions .
122 Qualified staff are two-a-penny at the moment.
123 The company publishes a fortnightly bulletin for its staff.
124 Staff numbers have been pruned back to 175.
125 She found the servility of the hotel staff embarrassing.
126 Staff are always available to answer your queries .
127 He is responsible for recruiting and training new staff.
128 The staff are always courteous and helpful.
129 He had the complete support of hospital staff.
130 Has the news been communicated to the staff yet?
131 The ratio of nursing staff to doctors is 2:1.
132 He works at the General Staff.
133 This company has a staff of fifty.
134 All staff will be trained in customer service skills.
135 Most of our staff are based in Cairo.
136 The manager urged his staff on .
137 The car park is for staff only.
138 From his staff he earned the sobriquet "Mumbles".
139 I have a staff of ten.
140 Critics attacked the youth and inexperience of his staff.
141 Staff use the poison to exterminate moles and rabbits.
142 We were impressed by the professionalism of the staff.
143 Staff have agreed to take a 2% pay cut.
144 Most of the staff are on short-term contracts.
145 The pay cut caused bitterness among the staff.
146 She didn't dig that crazy staff.
147 10 staff were allocated to the task.
148 During the first phase of expansion staff will move to the new offices.
149 We are deeply indebted to Dr Allen and the rest of the hospital staff.
150 The men broke into the office while staff were cashing up.