English dictionary
stuff
nounPronunciation
stʌf
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- miscellaneous unspecified objects
noun
- unspecified qualities required to do or be something
noun
- a critically important or characteristic component
noun
- senseless talk
noun
- information in some unspecified form
noun
- informal terms for personal possessions
noun
- the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
verb
- fill with a stuffing while cooking
verb
- fill tightly with a material
verb
- treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
verb
- overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
verb
- obstruct
verb
- cram into a cavity
verb
- press or force
Example sentences
the trunk was full of stuff
the stuff of heroes
you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine
suspense is the very stuff of narrative
don't give me that stuff
it was stuff I had heard before
there's good stuff in that book
did you take all your clobber?
coal is a hard black material
wheat is the stuff they use to make bread
Have you stuffed the turkey yet?
stuff a pillow with feathers
stuff a bearskin
She stuffed herself at the dinner
The kids binged on ice cream
My nose is all stuffed
Her arteries are blocked
The child stuffed candy into his pockets
Stuff money into an envelope
She thrust the letter into his hand