stave
21stave — [[t]steɪv[/t]] n. v. staved stove, stav•ing 1) one of the thin, narrow, shaped pieces of wood that form the sides of a cask, tub, or similar vessel 2) a stick, rod, pole, or the like 3) bui a rung of a ladder, chair, etc 4) pro a) a verse or… …
22stave — 1 noun (C) 1 the set of five lines on which music is written 2 one of the thin curved pieces of wood fitted close together to form the sides of a barrel 1 (1) 2 verb stave in phrasal verb past tense and past participle staved or stove (I, T) to… …
23stave — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… …
24stave — [[t]ste͟ɪv[/t]] staves, staving, staved 1) N COUNT A stave is a strong stick, especially one that is used as a weapon. Many of the men had armed themselves with staves and pieces of iron. Syn: staff 2) N COUNT A stave is the five lines that music …
25stave — bow·stave; pal·stave; stave; …
26stave — n. & v. n. 1 each of the curved pieces of wood forming the sides of a cask, pail, etc. 2 = STAFF(1) n. 3. 3 a stanza or verse. 4 the rung of a ladder. v.tr. (past and past part. stove or staved) 1 break a hole in. 2 crush or knock out of shape. 3 …
27stave in — verb To stave from the outside, to crush inward, to cause to collapse inward. Well get an axe and stave in all these barrels and the liquid will all run out , threatened the man …
28Stave — Recorded in the spellings of Stave and Stove, this is an Olde English surname. Of pre 7th century origins, it is usually topographical and describes either a person who lived or worked by a staef , an early pier or breakwater, or in a wood from… …
29stave — noun 1》 a vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure. ↘any of the lengths of wood fixed side by side to make a barrel, bucket, etc. ↘a strong wooden stick or iron pole used as a weapon. 2》 (also staff) Music a set of… …
30stave in — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms stave in : present tense I/you/we/they stave in he/she/it staves in present participle staving in past tense staved in past participle staved in to break something inwards The side of the car was staved in… …