stuff

Definitions

1. noun

   Things or belongings in general.

   Examples

   • What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?
   • He walked around with all his stuff in his hands.
2. noun

   Furniture or household goods, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • Two hundred men stayed behind to guard the stuff.
   • The king's stuff was given away.
3. noun

   Things or matters that are not named.

   Examples

   • I had to do some stuff.
   • She had a lot of stuff to sort out before the move.
4. noun

   The material that something is made of.

   Examples

   • A worker's skill shows in how he shapes his stuff.
   • Good tools are made of tough stuff.
   ≈matter≈substance≈constituents≈ingredients≈corporeity +6 more
5. noun

   Cloth, especially woolen cloth, in old-fashioned use.

   Examples

   • She wore a plain gray stuff dress.
   • You can make a dress from this piece of stuff.
   ≈matter≈substance≈constituents≈ingredients≈corporeity +6 more
6. noun

   Wooden boards used in building.

   Examples

   • The carpenter ordered more stuff for the new fence.
   • They stacked the stuff neatly by the workshop.
   ≈matter≈substance≈constituents≈ingredients≈corporeity +6 more
7. noun

   A person's character or inner nature.

   Examples

   • Ambition should be made of sterner stuff.
   • She is made of strong stuff.
   ≈matter≈substance≈constituents≈ingredients≈corporeity +6 more
8. noun

   Paper pulp ready to be made into paper.

   Examples

   • The mill made fine stuff for good paper.
   • Workers fed the stuff into the paper machine.
   ≈matter≈substance≈constituents≈ingredients≈corporeity +6 more
9. noun

   A word used for a material you cannot name.

   Examples

   • Can I have some of that stuff on my sundae?
   • Wake me up if they do any of that running commentary stuff.
   ≈doodad≈thingamabob≈Sorted by number of Google hits≈widget≈hickey +98 more
10. noun

    A word for harmful illegal drugs, in slang.

    Examples

    • The police found a bag of stuff in the car.
    • The addict was desperate to get more stuff.
    ≈dope≈gear≈recreational drug≈drug≈dope +4 more