staff vs provide

provide vs staff

staff is a noun but provide is not a noun.

staff and provide both are verbs.

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

As verbs, provide is a hypernym of staff; that is, provide is a word with a broader meaning than staff:

staff: provide with staff
provide: give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance

Other hypernyms of staff include cater, ply, supply.

staff (noun)	provide (noun)
a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose
(music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
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

staff (verb)	provide (verb)
provide with staff	take measures in preparation for
serve on the staff of	determine (what is to happen in certain contingencies), especially by including a proviso condition or stipulation
	give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
	give something useful or necessary to
	supply means of subsistence; earn a living
	mount or put up
	make a possibility or provide opportunity for; permit to be attainable or cause to remain

Difference between staff and provide

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