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staff vs force

force vs staff

staff and force both are nouns.

staff and force both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
staff Yes No Yes No
force Yes No Yes No
As nouns, force is a hypernym of staff; that is, force is a word with a broader meaning than staff:
  • staff: personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task
  • force: group of people willing to obey orders
Other hypernyms of staff include personnel.
staff (noun) force (noun)
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose 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
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
a rod carried as a symbol physical energy or intensity
the body of teachers and administrators at a school a powerful effect or influence
personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task (of a law) having legal validity
building material consisting of plaster and hair; used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration group of people willing to obey orders
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
staff (verb) force (verb)
provide with staff impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably
serve on the staff of squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
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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