| accommodation reflex | reflex changes in the eyes that enable an object to be focused on the retina |
| accommodation | (physiology) the automatic adjustment in focal length of the natural lens of the eye |
| accommodation | the act of providing something (lodging or seat or food) to meet a need |
| accommodation | living quarters provided for public convenience, overnight accommodations are available |
| accommodation ladder | (nautical) a portable ladder hung over the side of a vessel to give access to small boats alongside |
bedroom
sleeping room
sleeping accommodation
chamber bedchamber | a room used primarily for sleeping |
| staff | a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose, he walked with the help of a wooden staff |
| accommodation | in the theories of Jean Piaget: the modification of internal representations in order to accommodate a changing knowledge of reality |
staff
stave | (music) the system of five horizontal lines on which the musical notes are written |
| staff line | any of the horizontal marks comprising a staff |
treble clef
treble staff
G clef | a clef that puts the G above middle C on the second line of a staff |
| accommodation | a settlement of differences, they reached an accommodation with Japan |
| staff | a rod carried as a symbol |
adjustment
accommodation
fitting | making or becoming suitable, adjusting to circumstances |
bread
breadstuff staff of life | food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked |
personnel department
personnel office
personnel staff office | the department responsible for hiring and training and placing employees and for setting policies for personnel management |
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Chiefs | the executive agency that advises the President on military questions, composed of the chiefs of the United States Army and the United States Navy and the United States Air Force and the commandant of the United States Marine Corps |
staff
faculty | the body of teachers and administrators at a school, the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university |
office
office staff | professional or clerical workers in an office, the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard |
| research staff | a group of associated research workers in a university or library or laboratory |
| sales staff | those in a business who are responsible for sales |
| security staff | those in an organization responsible for preventing spying or theft |
service staff
maintenance staff | those in a business responsible for maintaining the physical plant |
| general staff | military officers assigned to assist a senior officer in planning military policy |
| headquarters staff | military staff stationed at headquarters |
| staff | personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task, the hospital has an excellent nursing staff, the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions |
half-mast
half-staff | a position some distance below the top of a mast to which a flag is lowered in mourning or to signal distress |
| accommodation endorser | a person who endorses a promissory note without compensation or benefit but simply as a favor to the borrower |
| chief of staff | the senior officer of a service of the armed forces |
staff member
staffer | an employee who is a member of a staff of workers (especially a member of the staff that works for the President of the United States) |
| staff officer | a commissioned officer assigned to a military commander's staff |
| staff sergeant | a noncommissioned officer ranking above corporal and below sergeant first class in the Army or Marines or above airman st class in the Air Force |
ocotillo
coachwhip
Jacob's staff
vine cactus
Fouquieria splendens | desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers |
Celastraceae
family Celastraceae
spindle-tree family
staff-tree family | trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having brightolored fruits |
| staff tree | any small tree or twining shrub of the genus Celastrus |
bittersweet American bittersweet
climbing bittersweet
false bittersweet
staff vine
waxwork
shrubby bittersweet
Celastrus scandens | twining shrub of North America having yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds |
| staff | building material consisting of plaster and hair, used to cover external surfaces of temporary structure (as at an exposition) or for decoration |
| staff | provide with staff, This position is not always staffed |
| staff | serve on the staff of, The two men staff the reception desk |