staff vs baton

staff and baton both are nouns.

staff is a verb but baton is not a verb.

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

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

staff: a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
baton: a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority

Other hyponyms of staff include alpenstock, crook, shepherd's crook, crutch, distaff, flagpole, flagstaff, pikestaff, quarterstaff.

staff (noun)	baton (noun)
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose	a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written	a hollow cylinder passed from runner to runner in a relay race
a rod carried as a symbol	a hollow metal rod that is wielded or twirled by a drum major or drum majorette
the body of teachers and administrators at a school	a short staff carried by some officials to symbolize an office or an authority
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task	a short stout club used primarily by policemen
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration

staff (verb)	baton (verb)
provide with staff
serve on the staff of

Difference between staff and baton

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