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stuff
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- pronunciation:
- stuhf
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Builder, Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
material or matter; substance.
This safe is made of very strong stuff.What is this sticky stuff on the counter?- synonyms:
- material, substance
- similar words:
- matter
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| definition 2: |
the core or essential element or quality of something.
She has the stuff to succeed.- synonyms:
- core, essence, quiddity
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| definition 3: |
unspecified material or articles, esp. personal possessions.
Will you keep an eye on my stuff?There is way too much stuff in this closet.
- synonyms:
- belongings, paraphernalia, personal effects, things
- similar words:
- good, goods, property
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| definition 4: |
(informal) things of various sorts, such as ideas, actions, facts, and things that are said or thought.
We did lots of stuff together when we were kids.I learned a lot of stuff about politics in that class.My cousin loves to read romance novels, but I'm not interested in that stuff. |
| definition 5: |
(informal) worthless or insignificant things or ideas.
Don't let that stuff bother you.- synonyms:
- baloney, hokum, hooey, humbug, junk, nonsense, poppycock, rubbish, tommyrot, trash
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| related words: |
belonging, competence, equipment, luggage, object, own, possession |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stuffs, stuffing, stuffed |
| definition 1: |
to pack, or pack into, a container or opening; cram.
He quickly stuffed his suitcase and headed out the door.The boys stuffed their mouths with french fries.- synonyms:
- cram, heap, jam, pack, stow
- similar words:
- crowd, fill, impact, load, overstuff, wad, wedge
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| definition 2: |
to fill (a cavity or container) with small pieces of something.
We stuffed the goose before roasting it.The pillows were stuffed with goose down.- synonyms:
- fill
- similar words:
- line, overstuff, pad, wad
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| definition 3: |
to cram food into.
We stuffed ourselves at dinner.- synonyms:
- cram, glut, gorge, gormandize, sate, satiate
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| definition 4: |
in the United States, to put invalid votes into (a ballot box) in order to try to win an election by means of fraud.
- similar words:
- fix, rig
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| related words: |
banquet, clog, devour, dress, glut, jam, pack, sate, satiate, tuck |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to eat too much; gorge.
- synonyms:
- cram, glut, gormandize
- similar words:
- gobble, gorge, overindulge
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| related words: |
binge, glut, jam, load |
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Word Builder: stuff +
- stuffed:
full.
- stuffing1:
a soft food that cooks inside poultry.
- stuffing2:
soft material inside a pillow, cushion, or mattress.
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