Synonyms for staff
Definitions
- n. 1
A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- staffs → stays, supports, canes, clubs…
Example sentences
- crew The entire crew was afflicted with food poisoning.
- personnel Mr. Yamada is in charge of the personnel section.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| staff | falling | |
| crew | rising | |
| personnel | falling | |
| crozier | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rod1
- 4 letters
- stay1, club1, crew1, pole1, cane1, prop1, wand1, mace1
- 5 letters
- force1, train1, stick1, suite1, verge1, baton2, stave1
- 6 letters
- cudgel2
- 7 letters
- support2, faculty3, retinue3, crozier2, crosier
- 8 letters
- bludgeon2
- 9 letters
- personnel3, truncheon2, shillelah
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (baton2 = 2 syllables).