a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
a rod carried as a symbol
the body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task; "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
provide with staff; "This position is not always staffed"
serve on the staff of; "The two men staff the reception desk"
marked by friendly companionship with others; "a social cup of coffee"
living together or enjoying life in communities or organized groups; "a human being is a social animal"; "mature social behavior"
tending to move or live together in groups or colonies of the same kind; "ants are social insects"
composed of sociable people or formed for the purpose of sociability; "a purely social club"; "the church has a large social hall"; "a social director"
relating to human society and its members; "social institutions"; "societal evolution"; "societal forces"; "social legislation"
relating to or belonging to or characteristic of high society; "made fun of her being so social and high-toned"; "a social gossip colum"; "the society page"
a person who owes allegiance to that nation; "a monarch has a duty to his subjects"
concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country; "the national government"; "national elections"; "of national concern"; "the national highway system"; "national forests"
limited to or in the interests of a particular nation; "national interests"; "isolationism is a strictly national policy"
owned or maintained for the public by the national government; "national parks"
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country; "national hero"; "national anthem"; "a national landmark"
of or relating to nationality; "national origin"
characteristic of or peculiar to the people of a nation; "a national trait"
an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
happening or arising or located within some limits or especially surface; "internal organs"; "internal mechanism of a toy"; "internal party maneuvering"
occurring within an institution or community; "intragroup squabbling within the corporation"