Visual meaning of 'staves'? - learn with images, example in daily life

noun

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

"The old man used two staves to help him walk across the icy street. "

material utensil item

noun

(plural staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written; a stave.

"The piano teacher drew five staves on the board, ready to teach her student how to read music. "

music

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(plural staff or staffs) The employees of a business.

"The company employed 10 new members of staff this month."

business organization work person

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A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering.W

"The construction crew applied staves to the building's exterior to protect it from the weather before the permanent brick was installed. "

material building

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A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office.

"The royal guards carried gilded staves as symbols of their duty and the king's power. "

politics government royal history society tradition

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A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.

"The marching band carried their national flags on sturdy staves, holding them high for everyone to see. "

material item

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The rung of a ladder.

"The old wooden ladder was missing several staves, making it dangerous to climb. "

part structure

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A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.

"The children learned a simple folk song with four staves, each ending on the same repeating line. "

literature music language style

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An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

"The clockmaker carefully inspected the staves of the tiny gear, ensuring each one was perfectly aligned before reassembling the watch. "

part machine technical

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The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.

"Because the bladder stone removal surgery was delicate, the surgeon carefully positioned the gorget using the staves to ensure a precise cut. "

medicine utensil anatomy

Visual illustration of staves: An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.

noun

An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general's staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.

"The CEO's staff helped organize the company picnic. "

military organization government

Visual illustration of staves: 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; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc. - Image 1

staves: 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; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc. - Thumbnail 1

noun

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; especially, one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.

"The cooper carefully hammered the staves together to form a tight seal for the wooden barrel. "

material structure

Visual illustration of staves: One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel - Image 1

staves: One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel - Thumbnail 1

noun

One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel

"The old wooden ladder had several broken staves, making it unsafe to climb. "

part structure material

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A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.

"The choir director instructed them to practice the second hymn's difficult first two staves separately. "

literature music writing

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The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff.

"The music teacher explained how to read the staves on the music sheet. "

music writing

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A staff or walking stick.

"The elderly hiker used two sturdy staves to help her navigate the rocky trail. "

item utensil

noun

A sign, symbol or sigil, including rune or rune-like characters, used in Icelandic magic.

"The history student carefully drew the Icelandic magical staves on parchment, hoping to understand their hidden power. "

mythology religion supernatural ritual sign culture

Visual illustration of staves: To fit or furnish with staves or rundles. - Image 1

staves: To fit or furnish with staves or rundles. - Thumbnail 1

verb

To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.

"The carpenter staves the bottomless bucket, hoping to make it watertight again. "

structure building

verb

(usually with 'in') To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst.

"to stave in a cask"

action

verb

(with 'off') To push, or keep off, as with a staff.

"The guard staved off the crowd trying to rush the entrance. "

action weapon

verb

(usually with 'off') To delay by force or craft; to drive away.

"We ate grass in an attempt to stave off our hunger."

action military

verb

(rare or archaic) To burst in pieces by striking against something.

"The rotten wooden box staves against the metal railing as it is dropped, scattering its contents. "

action disaster

verb

To walk or move rapidly.

"Seeing the bus pull away, Maria staves towards the stop, hoping to catch it before it leaves. "

action way body

verb

To suffer, or cause to be lost by breaking the cask.

"The clumsy deliveryman staves a barrel of wine, spilling its contents all over the loading dock. "

suffering disaster

verb

To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking iron.

"to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run"

nautical technical building