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staves

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

Examples :

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

material utensil item

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

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

"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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

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

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The rung of a ladder.

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"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

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noun

Examples :

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

military organization government

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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.

Examples :

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

material structure

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

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

"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.

Examples :

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

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A staff or walking stick.

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

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

mythology religion supernatural ritual sign culture

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To fit or furnish with staves or rundles.

Examples :

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

structure building

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

Examples :

"to stave in a cask"

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

Examples :

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

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

Examples :

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

action military

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

Examples :

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

action disaster

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To walk or move rapidly.

Examples :

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

action way body

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

Examples :

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

suffering disaster

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

Examples :

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

nautical technical building