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Distaff is an English word with synonyms like female or feminine. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Distaff in a sentence

Distaff meaning

  1. A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
  2. The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun.
  3. Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.

Synonyms of Distaff

female feminine sphere domain area orbit field arena staff

Related words

Other words often associated with Distaff or its synonyms:

environment region structure subject country construction issue class pistillate fauna itinerary artefact

Using Distaff

  • The main meaning on this page is: A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist. | The part of a spinning wheel from which fibre is drawn to be spun. | Anything traditionally done by or considered of importance to women only.
  • Useful related words include: female, feminine, sphere, domain.
  • In the example corpus, distaff often appears in combinations such as: the distaff.

Context around Distaff

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

counterpart 1× side 1×

Sentence patterns with Distaff

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

beyond s distaff counterpart women 1× on the distaff side were 1× on the distaff that takes 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

from our friends 1× on the distaff 1× unlike other lucasarts 1×

Common sentence endings:

far east united 1× the entire interface 1× you this week 1×

Words around Distaff

Just before it in the word index:

distad 3 distabilising 2 dist 26 dissymmetry 1 dissuasive 3 dissuasion 4

Just after it in the word index:

distain 2 distal 43 distally 5 distance 6.501 distanced 402 distances 1.017

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaas 7 aacc 7 aacs 7 aafes 7 aah 7 aankh 7

Corpus analysis for Distaff

  • In this selection, "distaff" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, counterpart and side stand out and add context to how "distaff" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include beyond s distaff counterpart women and on the distaff side were. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "distaff" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with distaff

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

On the distaff side were Guyana Rush Saints, Terminators, Tabatinga and Far East United. (14 words)

From our friends over at Beyond’s distaff counterpart Women’s Wrestling Revolution Pro, we’ve got a humdinger for you this week. (23 words)

Unlike other LucasArts adventure games, in players must interact with the environment by casting magical spells, spells that activate by playing four notes on the distaff that takes up the entire interface. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

Unlike other LucasArts adventure games, in players must interact with the environment by casting magical spells, spells that activate by playing four notes on the distaff that takes up the entire interface. (32 words)

From our friends over at Beyond’s distaff counterpart Women’s Wrestling Revolution Pro, we’ve got a humdinger for you this week. (23 words)

On the distaff side were Guyana Rush Saints, Terminators, Tabatinga and Far East United. (14 words)

Example sentences (3)

Unlike other LucasArts adventure games, in players must interact with the environment by casting magical spells, spells that activate by playing four notes on the distaff that takes up the entire interface.

From our friends over at Beyond’s distaff counterpart Women’s Wrestling Revolution Pro, we’ve got a humdinger for you this week.

On the distaff side were Guyana Rush Saints, Terminators, Tabatinga and Far East United.

Common combinations with distaff

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "distaff" in a sentence?
An example: "Unlike other LucasArts adventure games, in players must interact with the environment by casting magical spells, spells that activate by playing four notes on the distaff that takes up the entire interface." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "distaff" from authentic English texts.
What does "distaff" mean?
Distaff means: A device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread. A traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (as indicated by the etymology of the word), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.
What are synonyms of "distaff"?
Common synonyms of "distaff" include: female, feminine, sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "distaff" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "distaff", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.