/ Dictionary / Index H half-staff: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: half-staff Pronunciation: (haf'staf', häf'stäf'), [key] — n., v.t. half-mast. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: half-staff (Thesaurus) half sovereign half step Related Content Daily Word Quiz: digression Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language