Difference between Stave and Staff

What is the difference between Stave and Staff?

Stave as a verb is to break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst. often with in. while Staff as a verb is to supply (a business) with employees

Stave

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To break in the staves of; to break a hole in; to burst. Often with in. To push, as with a staff. With off. To delay by force; to drive away. Often with off. To burst in pieces by striking against something.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: 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; esp., one of the strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc. One of the bars or rounds of a rack, rungs of a ladder, etc; one of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff. The five horizontal and parallel lines on and between which musical notes are written or pointed; the staff. A staff or walking stick

Staff

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to supply (a business) with employees

Part of speech: noun

Definition: (plural: staffs or staves) a long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking.(plural: staves) A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.(plural: staff) The employees of a business. (e.g. The company employed 10 new staff this month.)A mixture of plaster and fibre used as a temporary exterior wall covering (see w:Staff (building material))

Example sentence: At Chicago Hope they have a technical staff that works real hard to make that O.R. as realistic as possible.

We hope you now know whether to use Stave or Staff in your sentence.

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