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"
the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"
the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch"
a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground
a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk"
manner of walking; "he had a funny walk"
obtain a base on balls
give a base on balls to
take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday"
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"
make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day"
accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car"
traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day"
walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow"
be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God"
live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness"
displaying or setting off to best advantage; "a becoming new shade of rose"; "a becoming portrait"
according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angled; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its base"
the usual activities in your day; "the doctor made his rounds"
(often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order); "the doctor goes on his rounds first thing every morning"; "the postman's rounds"; "we enjoyed our round of the local bars"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
an outburst of applause; "there was a round of applause"
a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time; "they enjoyed singing rounds"
a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic); "he ordered a second round"
the course along which communications spread; "the story is going the rounds in Washington"
(mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand; "in round numbers"
having a circular shape
from beginning to end; throughout; "It rains all year round on Skye"; "frigid weather the year around"
become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out"
make round; "round the edges"
pronounce with rounded lips
wind around; move along a circular course; "round the bend"
jewelry consisting of a circlet of precious metal (often set with jewels) worn on the finger; "she had rings on every finger"; "he noted that she wore a wedding band"
a square platform marked off by ropes in which contestants box or wrestle
a characteristic sound; "it has the ring of sincerity"
the sound of a bell ringing; "the distinctive ring of the church bell"; "the ringing of the telephone"; "the tintinnabulation that so voluminously swells from the ringing and the dinging of the bells"--E. A. Poe
a toroidal shape; "a ring of ships in the harbor"; "a halo of smoke"
attach a ring to the foot of, in order to identify; "ring birds"; "band the geese to observe their migratory patterns"
sound loudly and sonorously; "the bells rang"
make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification; "Ring the bells"; "My uncle rings every Sunday at the local church"