staves
noun
staff
1noun, plural staffs for 1–5, 9; staves [steyvz] /steɪvz/ or staffs for 6–8, 10, 11.
adjective
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of staff
1Usage note
stave
noun
verb (used with object), staved or stove, stav·ing.
verb (used without object), staved or stove, stav·ing.
Verb Phrases
Origin of stave
Synonyms for stave
staff
2noun
Origin of staff
2Related Words for staves
thwart, avert, forestall, avoid, preclude, foil, counteract, anticipate, halt, obstruct, prohibit, forbid, obviate, restrict, hamper, check, debar, repress, arrest, restrainExamples from the Web for staves
Contemporary Examples of staves
It is clear to you that she intends to use the staves as oars.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in IraqNathan Bradley Bethea
August 31, 2014
In Italy he decides that fascism is in fact “a sort of boy scout regime; but instead of staves it carries revolvers.”
The Grand Tour in Style: Robert Byron’s ‘Europe in the Looking-Glass’Malcolm Forbes
November 16, 2012
Another common trick is to flavor inexpensive wines with oak chips or staves.
Historical Examples of staves
There was a sound of rude voices, and a clashing of swords and staves.
A Little Book of Profitable TalesEugene Field
At this, half a score reached him their staves, and he took the stoutest and heaviest of them all.
The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodHoward Pyle
These were in metal, and were raised at the ends of spears or staves.
The Cat of BubastesG. A. Henty
I had the manager on board and three or four pilgrims with their staves—all complete.
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad
With brooms and staves they ran to meet it far from their dwellings, beating it with fury.