crook vs staff

crook and staff both are nouns.

crook and staff both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crook	Yes	No	Yes	No
staff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, staff is a hypernym of crook; that is, staff is a word with a broader meaning than crook:

crook: a long staff with one end being hook shaped
staff: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose

crook (noun)	staff (noun)
a long staff with one end being hook shaped	a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime	(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
a circular segment of a curve	a rod carried as a symbol
	the body of teachers and administrators at a school
	personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
	building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

crook (verb)	staff (verb)
bend or cause to bend	provide with staff
	serve on the staff of

Difference between crook and staff

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