Stuff

Quick meaning: Stuff is a noun meaning (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

Meaning

(informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

More Meanings

1. (informal) Unspecified things or matters.
2. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
3. (informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
4. (sometimes euphemistic) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language.
5. (nautical) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
6. (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
7. (obsolete) A medicine or mixture; a potion.

Example Sentences

I had to do some stuff.

Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?

Near-synonyms: constituents, ingredients; see also Thesaurus:substance

The workman on his stuff his skill doth show, / And yet the stuff gives not the man his skill.

Word Forms

• stuffs
• stuffing
• stuffed

Synonyms for stuff

Depending on context, synonyms include thingy, matter, substance, constituents, ingredients, corporeity.

Antonyms for stuff

Common opposites include munch, nibble, unstuff.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include lug, block, cram, squeeze, fill up, fill.

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