Definitions for staves
steɪvzstaves

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stavesnoun

   (long, straight stick).

2. stavesnoun

   Plural form of staff.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stavesnoun

   The plural of staff.

   All in strange manner arm’d,
   Some rustick knives, some staves in fire warmed. Fairy Qu.

   They tie teasils up in bundles or staves. John Mortimer, Husband.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Staves

   of Staff

2. Stavesnoun

   pl. of Staff

3. Staves

   pl. of Stave

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Staves

   stāvz, plural of staff and of stave.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. staves

   Wood prepared for the component parts of a cask. In 1781, staves were ruled not to be a naval store, unless it were shown that the French at Brest were in some peculiar want of casks. Also, the wood of lances, formerly an object of great care, insomuch that Shakspeare makes Richard III. say:-- "Look that my staves be sound, and not too heavy."

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stavesnoun

   Plural noun of the word stave.

   The barrel consisted of many different types of staves.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on December 16, 2016  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. STAVES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Staves is ranked #41501 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Staves surname appeared 524 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Staves.
   
   71.3% or 374 total occurrences were White.
   21.9% or 115 total occurrences were Black.
   3.6% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.9% or 10 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Anagrams for staves »

1. savest

How to pronounce staves?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say staves in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of staves in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of staves in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of staves in a Sentence

1. David Cox:

   The tools used to shape the staves and bind them with the hoop( haven't changed much)... It's still a hand-crafted business.

2. Elena Tovar:

   This just makes sense - eating more often staves off hunger so that we don’t end up eating whatever we can get our hands on later on, thereby making it more likely that the foods we eat are healthier.

3. Elena Tovar:

   The major hypothesis that can be taken away from this study is interesting but not so mind-blowing - eating more frequently throughout the day leads to a greater intake of healthier, lower calorically-dense foods, which in turn leads to a lower overall caloric intake and BMI, this just makes sense - eating more often staves off hunger so that we don’t end up eating whatever we can get our hands on later on, thereby making it more likely that the foods we eat are healthier.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Staves
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=staves
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/staves
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=staves
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=staves
6. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html