staves

American  

[steyvz] / steɪvz /

noun

1. a plural of staff.

2. plural of stave.

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staves British  

/ steɪvz /

noun

1. a plural of staff 1 stave

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Example Sentences

For many Americans taking a weight-loss drug, Thanksgiving presents a conundrum: Take the weekly dose that staves off hunger, or push it off so they can feast?

From The Wall Street Journal

"In our model, the barrel staves spread out in steps," he says, "each step representing a new limiting factor that becomes active as the cell grows faster."

From Science Daily

France's Emmanuel Macron was on Friday due to pick a head of government tasked with pulling the country out of a political gridlock, in a move that staves off fresh elections for now.

From Barron's

However, that only staves off the pressure for a moment as the kick fails to make touch and Ireland are on the front foot again.

From BBC

It means not all the cuts will go ahead and it staves off effective bankruptcy, but it also saddles Havering with high debt repayments for the next 20 years.

From BBC