Word Type

Verb

Noun

Proper Noun

The word "stave" can be used as verb, noun and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

head hoop

Derived Terms

Jedburgh stave bookstave quarter-stave runestave stave acre stave church stave in stave off stave rhyme stave-acre stave-rhyme wring-stave

Etymologically Related To

staff

Context

music poetry

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

break open burst crosspiece equip fit fit out musical notation outfit slat spline split

Type Of (IsA)

slat

Manner Of

burst equip

Part Of

barrel

Related Terms

away bar break burst cask craft delay drive force icelandic ladder lantern wheel metrical pail piece plate push rack round rundle rune rung sigil sign staff stanza strike strip symbol walking stick

Synonym Network

rung staff

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.