Staff and Weapon

Staff

Staff noun - A body of persons at work or available for work.
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Weapon and staff are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Weapon" instead a noun "Staff".

Nearby Words: staffed, staffer, staffing

Weapon

Weapon noun - Any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting.
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Staff and weapon are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Staff" instead a noun "Weapon".

Nearby Words: weaponry, weaponless

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  • Simple Staff Malack's staff would qualify strictly as a Magic Staff, since he hasn't ever used it (onscreen at least) as a physical weapon.
    Source: Simple Staff
  • Video Game / Vindictus As of the Labyrinth expansion, Evie can no longer use her staff as a melee weapon (magic attacks only), so the staff becomes a literal stat stick.
  • Simple Staff In the latter case, the "simple" staff probably also doubles as a Magic Wand, thus becoming the hybrid melee and magical weapon, the Magic Staff.
    Source: Simple Staff
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