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Word entry · 5 letters

staff

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"Employees"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /stɑːf/Part of speech verb, nounSorted affstStarts with SEnds with F5 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. provide with staff

Word origin

From Middle English staf, from Old English stæf (“letter of the alphabet”), from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. Cognate with Dutch staf, German Stab, Danish stav, Swedish stav.

Used in a sentence

  • “And thus ſhall ye eate it [the lamb]: with your loines girded, your ſhooes on your feet, and your ſtaffe in your hand: and ye ſhall eate it in haſte: it is the Lords Paſſeouer.”
  • “The case was that of a murder. It had an element of mystery about it, however, which was puzzling the authorities. A turban and loincloth soaked in blood had been found; also a staff.”
  • “The company employed 10 new members of staff this month.”

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues

01“Employees”5 letters
02“Employees at a business”5 letters
03“Workers as a group”5 letters
04“Workplace team”5 letters
05“Group of workers”5 letters

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