stuff
stuff Lexical Profile
stuff Game Scores & Validity
• noun
Matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind that are being referred to, indicated, or implied.
"I need to clean all this stuff off my desk before the meeting starts."
The basic elements, substance, or fundamental characteristics that form or compose something.
"His heroic actions during the rescue were truly the stuff of legends."
Worthless or foolish ideas, talk, or writing; nonsense.
"Don't listen to a word he says; it is all just a bunch of stuff and nonsense."
• verb
To fill a receptacle or space tightly with something.
"She managed to stuff all of her winter clothes into a single suitcase."
To eat greedily or to the point of being uncomfortably full.
"We stuffed ourselves with turkey and pie during the Thanksgiving dinner."
To fill the cavity of an item of food with a savory mixture before cooking.
"The chef decided to stuff the bell peppers with ground beef, rice, and fresh herbs."
• Rhymes for stuff
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old French 'estoffe' (quilted material, furniture, provisions), from the verb 'estoffer' (to equip or furnish), derived from Old High German 'stopfōn' (to plug, cram, or stuff).
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