force vs staff

force and staff both are nouns.

force and staff both are verbs.

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

As nouns, staff is a hyponym of force; that is, staff is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than force:

force: group of people willing to obey orders
staff: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task

Other hyponyms of force include guerilla force, guerrilla force, armed service, military service, service, armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine, paramilitary, paramilitary force, paramilitary organisation, paramilitary organization, paramilitary unit, constabulary, law, police, police force, private security force, security force, military police, MP, hands, manpower, men, work force, workforce, patrol, military personnel, soldiery, troops, rank, rank and file, line personnel, management personnel.

force (noun)	staff (noun)
a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base	a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)	(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
physical energy or intensity	a rod carried as a symbol
a powerful effect or influence	the body of teachers and administrators at a school
(of a law) having legal validity	personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
group of people willing to obey orders	building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration
a unit that is part of some military service
a group of people having the power of effective action
one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority
(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

force (verb)	staff (verb)
impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably	provide with staff
squeeze like a wedge into a tight space	serve on the staff of
force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically
take by force
do forcibly; exert force
urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
move with force
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means

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