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staff7 V1 u; f" Z+ ^) r' l
# ~4 n7 u {" C1 C* P }) ^$ @6 Fnoun, verb
8 z; w0 }, j3 C/ e9 G noun
. ]" c% }& a+ |5 f [C, usually sing.] all the workers employed in an organization considered as a group: medical / library staff ◆ (BrE) teaching staff ◆ (BrE) We have 20 part-time members of staff. ◆ (AmE) staff members ◆ staff development / training ◆ a staff restaurant / meeting ◆ (especially BrE) a lawyer on the staff of the Worldwide Fund for Nature
2 H+ U! z, m' t+ jSee also GROUND STAFF, q/ b! C# b" ^9 S: p3 x- r
[sing.] (AmE) the people who work at a school, college or university, but who do not teach students: students, faculty and staff' q: m3 r* M% i
[C+sing./pl. v.] a group of senior army officers who help a commanding officer: a staff officer
: U4 d6 u& ~- e& [2 eSee also CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL STAFF
( l' p2 t2 s; v [C] (old-fashioned or formal) a long stick used as a support when walking or climbing, as a weapon, or as a symbol of authority0 v( X! O8 o2 l s2 H4 k3 y
[C] (music) (especially AmE) = STAVE. G9 w, Q$ K# r/ X! ]
Idioms: the staff of life (literary) a basic food, especially bread7 a& C" M# v2 w- {' [; {2 ?+ B" {( u
verb [VN] [usually passive] to work in an institution, a company, etc.; to provide people to work there: The advice centre is staffed entirely by volunteers. ◆ The charity provided money to staff and equip two hospitals. ◆ a fully staffed department7 X& F7 E& y7 `$ [) I' \
See also OVERSTAFFED, SHORT-STAFFED, UNDERSTAFFED
6 M! A4 v; N9 astaffing noun [U]: staffing levels
5 T1 j- P# m' W# hGRAMMAR POINT) A( A4 B+ u# t5 j+ V i
staff
4 ]4 s) v9 H: i- bIn BrE staff (sense 1) can be singular: a staff of ten (= a group of ten people) or plural:/ @$ E7 @3 i4 f7 g& g
I have ten staff working for me. If it is the subject of a verb this verb is plural:8 r# X3 Q8 ?, [+ `
The staff in this shop are very helpful.
& ~* B; }' g0 t/ w& gIn AmE staff (senses 1 and 2) can only be singular: a staff of ten (but not ten staff.) ◆ The staff in this store is very helpful.; y9 V5 ]& Z9 ~! o
The plural form staffs is less frequent but is used in both BrE and AmE to refer to more than one group of people: the senator and his staff (singular) ◆ senators and their staffs (plural).
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: @9 _( W2 ~. {8 N. J Jadjective, adverb, noun, verb
- G( V" X- n; C& a4 H! c2 p adjective (stiffer, stiffest)1 ^5 z7 \, [+ K
difficult to bend / move' b( I' l/ t3 ^* C2 \8 L
firm and difficult to bend or move: stiff cardboard ◆ a stiff brush ◆ The windows were stiff and she couldn't get them open. ◆ I've got a stiff neck.
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when a person is stiff, their muscles hurt when they move them: I'm really stiff after that bike ride yesterday.
" H) ?$ _4 P! Dmixture
4 E9 L& a1 \4 O1 e thick and almost solid; difficult to stir: Whisk the egg whites until stiff.
! n' E. z- i9 Y( Edifficult / severe
. a8 h8 Q6 `# w; |" l more difficult or severe than usual: It was a stiff climb to the top of the hill. ◆ The company faces stiff competition from its rivals. ◆ The new proposals have met with stiff opposition. ◆ There are stiff fines for breaking the rules. ◆ a stiff breeze / wind (= one that blows strongly)
B3 e* g' M2 U# h% |not friendly
$ ?5 a& H) x8 f ^& \* Y2 A/ o. p (of a person or their behaviour) not friendly or relaxed: The speech he made to welcome them was stiff and formal.
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& ^2 V6 T; M5 n \: ~- l+ W (informal) costing a lot or too much: There's a stiff £6 entrance fee to the exhibition.
6 g5 z2 T! W8 s6 V$ k5 W1 H: ralcoholic drink
|0 y: c6 e# k9 ~% f' d5 R [only before noun] strong; containing a lot of alcohol: a stiff whisky ◆ 'What you need is a stiff drink,' he told her.
1 u$ J) ]; l; A# X* I- o; Astiffly adverb: 'Thank you,' she replied stiffly. ◆ The key turned stiffly in the lock. ◆ She sat down stiffly on a chair by the wall, aware that they were looking at her.
/ U# y* [# i7 [9 s2 G0 Astiffness noun [U]: pain and stiffness in her legs ◆ She could tell from his eyes and the stiffness of his voice that she had offended him.! C; A" d/ N( t+ b; s
Idioms: (keep) a stiff upper lip to keep calm and hide your feelings when you are in pain or in a difficult situation: He was taught to keep a stiff upper lip and never to cry in public. ◆ Their reaction contrasts sharply with the stiff upper lip of the English. Q M9 a' A6 J5 B6 C5 u
adverb
. Q5 O9 X, k- W7 y/ x' B (informal) very much; to an extreme degree: be bored / scared / worried stiff; y' S7 N3 ?% S9 |- E
frozen ~ (of wet material) very cold and hard because the water has become ice: The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff. ◆ I came home from the game frozen stiff (= very cold).4 ]- q- M% k9 J0 ]6 ?; I/ |2 w2 w1 l
noun (slang) the body of a dead person9 E& |* ]/ L2 \
verb [VN] (AmE, informal) to cheat sb or not pay them what you owe them, especially by not leaving any money as a TIP
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) i; i" E. t/ x* R* D) Hnoun, verb
, \5 z$ _6 c3 J6 @ noun [U]( I( A; L! z. o: W" \. n
(informal, sometimes disapproving) used to refer to a substance, material, group of objects, etc. when you do not know the name, when the name is not important or when it is obvious what you are talking about: What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet? ◆ The chairs were covered in some sort of plastic stuff. ◆ This wine is good stuff. ◆ (disapproving) I don't know how you can eat that stuff! ◆ They sell stationery and stuff (like that). ◆ Where's all my stuff (= my possessions)? ◆ (disapproving) Could you move all that stuff off the table?
1 m$ F$ r+ n; } X4 C1 V" L4 |( JSee also FOODSTUFF
( Y3 K4 R4 ?- n. x U" |& K% a (informal) used to refer in a general way to things that people do, say, think, etc: I've got loads of stuff to do today. ◆ I like reading and stuff. ◆ The band did some great stuff on their first album. ◆ This is all good stuff. Well done! ◆ What's all this 'Mrs Smith' stuff? Call me Anna. ◆ I don't believe in all that stuff about ghosts.
3 n5 D$ F c1 c7 y* X ~ (of sth) (formal or literary) the most important feature of sth; something that sth else is based on or is made from: The trip was magical; the stuff of which dreams are made. ◆ Parades and marches were the very stuff of politics in the region. ◆ Let's see what stuff you're made of (= what sort of person you are).
! t- S! ^" |; f! a7 xSee also HOT STUFF
" I6 d, |. ^6 u2 g8 M% |' o, iIdioms: do your stuff (informal) to do what you are good at or what you have been trained to do: Some members of the team are just not doing their stuff (= doing as well as they should). ◆ (figurative) The medicine has clearly done its stuff.
& O* W" z r9 ?& @& @8 @not give a stuff (BrE, slang) to not care at all about sth
$ l1 c5 A' ^+ \ y( o& x! P5 E5 wstuff and nonsense exclamation (old-fashioned, informal) used by some people to say that they think that sth is stupid or not true
" D& d; w/ j, s5 M: h ?more at KID n., KNOW v., STERN adj., STRUT v., SWEAT v.
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~ B (in, into, under, etc. A) to fill a space or container tightly with sth: [VN] She had 500 envelopes to stuff with leaflets. ◆ She had 500 leaflets to stuff into envelopes. ◆ The fridge is stuffed to bursting. ◆ My nose is stuffed up (= blocked because of illness). ◆ [VN-ADJ] All the drawers were stuffed full of letters and papers.8 H1 @* m; B" ]) G* V+ w
[VN +adv./prep.] to push sth quickly and carelessly into a small space: She stuffed the money under a cushion. ◆ His hands were stuffed in his pockets. ◆ Robyn quickly stuffed clothes into an overnight bag.' u7 }( Z( a8 _9 g# g1 D* C4 G# O
[VN] to fill a vegetable, chicken, etc. with another type of food: Are you going to stuff the turkey? ◆ stuffed peppers
- N4 b" p2 N0 K; m& y [VN] ~ sb / yourself (with sth)
3 A; @: B) v1 r: b2 @' I2 ]3 D~ your face (informal) to eat a lot of food or too much food; to give sb a lot or too much to eat: He sat at the table stuffing himself. ◆ Don't stuff the kids with chocolate before their dinner. ◆ We stuffed our faces at the party.! f" y- S: j. F- q" P) J
[VN] [usually passive] to fill the dead body of an animal with material and preserve it, so that it keeps its original shape and appearance: They had had their pet dog stuffed.& _ P& U4 g m; r" ?3 n
Idioms: get stuffed (BrE, spoken) used to tell sb in a rude and angry way to go away, or that you do not want sth: If they don't offer you more money, tell them to get stuffed.3 y1 j! w$ z6 `" F# o
stuff it (spoken, informal) used to show that you have changed your mind about sth or do not care about sth: I didn't want a part in the play, then I thought-stuff it-why not? ◆ Stuff it. At my age it doesn't matter.9 n- t$ V3 w( W; W2 ?. `& h! O* J
you, etc. can stuff sth (spoken, informal) used to tell sb in a rude and angry way that you do not want sth: I told them they could stuff their job.
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