stave
noun
1. (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written
Similar word(s): staff
Definition categories: communication
2. one of several thin slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
Similar word(s): lag
Definition categories: man–made, slat, spline
3. a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
Definition categories: man–made, crosspiece
verb
1. furnish with staves
- stave a ladder
Definition categories: possession, equip, fit, outfit
2. burst or force (a hole) into something
Definition categories: change, burst, split
Sentences with stave as a verb:
- to stave in a cask
- to stave off the execution of a project
- to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which lead has been run