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overstaffed

/ˌoʊvərˈstæft/

Meanings
verb
To furnish with too many staff.

Examples :

"The small bakery was overstaffed on Tuesdays, with five bakers for only a few customers. "
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Related Words

Illustration five

five noun

/fɑev/ /faɪv/

The digit/figure 5.

"He wrote a five followed by four zeroes."

Illustration only

only noun

/ˈəʊn.li/ /ˈoʊn.li/

An only child.

"My only is my younger sister; she's the only child in our family. "

Illustration with

with adverb

/wɪθ/ /wɪð/

Along, together with others, in a group, etc.

"Do you want to come with?"

Illustration customers

customers noun

/ˈkʌstəməz/ /ˈkʌstəmɚz/

A patron, a client; one who purchases or receives a product or service from a business or merchant, or intends to do so.

"Every person who passes by is a potential customer."

Illustration staff

staff noun

/ˈstæf/ /stɑːf/

(plural staffs or staves) A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.

"The hiker used a sturdy staff to help him climb the steep mountain trail. "

Illustration the

the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

Illustration bakery

bakery noun

/ˈbeɪ.kə.ɹi/

A shop in which bread (and often other baked goods such as cakes) is baked and/or sold.

"We bought a loaf of bread at the bakery this morning. "

Illustration many

many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

Illustration too

too adverb

/tuː/ /tu/

(focus) Likewise.

"My brother is tired, too. "

Illustration bakers

bakers noun

/ˈbeɪkərz/

A person who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar items.

"The bakers at the local shop make delicious croissants every morning. "

Illustration furnish

furnish noun

/ˈfɜːnɪʃ/ /ˈfɝnɪʃ/

Material used to create an engineered product.

"Before starting the concrete pour, the construction crew checked the rebar, ensuring it was sufficient furnish for the bridge's structure. "