(plural: staff) The employees of a business. (e.g. The company employed 10 new staff this month.)
A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering (see )
A water level gauge consisting of a vertical graduated staff from which the height of the water level can be read directly It is called a fixed staff when secured in place so that is cannot be easily removed A portable staff is one that is designed for removal from the water when not in use For such a staff a fixed support is provided The support has a metal stop secured to it so that the staff will always have the same elevation when installed for use See electric tape gauge
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written a rod carried as a symbol the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
People who are part of a particular staff are often referred to as staff. 10 staff were allocated to the task He had the complete support of hospital staff
Plaster combined with fibrous and other materials so as to be suitable for sculpture in relief or in the round, or for forming flat plates or boards of considerable size which can be nailed to framework to make the exterior of a larger structure, forming joints which may afterward be repaired and concealed with fresh plaster