| COWLSTAFF | • cowlstaff n. A staff used to carry a cowl or other burden, especially held by two people on their shoulders. • cowl-staff n. Alternative form of cowlstaff. • COWLSTAFF n. a staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two persons. |
| ESTAFETTE | • estafette n. (Obsolete) A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier. • ESTAFETTE n. (French) a mounted courier. |
| FLAGSTAFF | • flagstaff n. A pole on which a flag is raised. • Flagstaff prop.n. A city, the county seat of Coconino County, Arizona, United States. • Flagstaff prop.n. A town in Victoria, Australia. |
| HANDSTAFF | • handstaff n. The part of a flail that is held in the hand. • handstaff n. (Obsolete) A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin. • HANDSTAFF n. a staff-like handle e.g. of a flail. |
| JACKSTAFF | • jackstaff n. (Nautical) a short spar, at the bows of a ship, that serves as a flagpole to fly a flag (a jack). • jack-staff n. Alternative spelling of jackstaff. • JACKSTAFF n. a short staff at a ship's bow, on which a jack is hoisted. |
| OVERSTAFF | • overstaff v. (Transitive) To furnish with too many staff. • OVERSTAFF v. to employ too many staff. |
| PACKSTAFF | • packstaff n. A pole on which a traveller carries a burden on the shoulder. • PACKSTAFF n. a staff for supporting a pedlar's pack when he or she rests. |
| PALSTAFFS | • palstaffs n. Plural of palstaff. • PALSTAFF n. (Dutch) a peculiar bronze adz, used in prehistoric Europe about the middle of the Bronze Age, also PALSTAVE. |
| PIKESTAFF | • pikestaff n. The wooden shaft of a pike. • pikestaff n. A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping. • PIKESTAFF n. the staff, or shaft, of a pike. |
| PLOWSTAFF | • plowstaff n. (US) The hind part or handle of a plow. • PLOWSTAFF n. one of the handles of a plow, also PLOUGHSTAFF. |
| RASTAFARI | • Rastafari prop.n. Rastafarianism. • RASTAFARI n. a member of a West Indian cult which rejects western ideas and regards the Emperor Haile Selassie as divine. |
| REISTAFEL | • reistafel n. Alternative form of rijsttafel. • REISTAFEL n. (Dutch) an Indonesian rice dish, also RIJSTAFEL, RIJSTTAFEL. |
| RESTAFFED | • restaffed v. Simple past tense and past participle of restaff. • RESTAFF v. to staff again. |
| RIJSTAFEL | • rijstafel n. Alternative spelling of rijsttafel. • RIJSTAFEL n. (Dutch) an Indonesian rice dish, also REISTAFEL, RIJSTTAFEL. |
| STAFFAGES | • staffages n. Plural of staffage. • STAFFAGE n. decorative addition to a work of art. |
| STAFFINGS | • staffings n. Plural of staffing. • STAFFING n. the provision of staff. |
| STAFFROOM | • staffroom n. A room set aside for the use of staff. • STAFFROOM n. a room in a school set aside for the teaching staff. |
| TIPSTAFFS | • tipstaffs n. Plural of tipstaff. • TIPSTAFF n. an attendant in a law court. |
| WAITSTAFF | • waitstaff n. (US, Canada) Collectively, staff employed to wait at tables in a restaurant. • wait␣staff n. (US, Canada) Alternative form of waitstaff. • WAITSTAFF n. waiters and waitresses collectively. |
| WHIPSTAFF | • whipstaff n. (Nautical) A bar, going through the poopdeck, attached orthogonally to the tiller for steering a ship. • WHIPSTAFF n. a vertical lever controlling ship's rudder. |