Stuff (Noun)
Meaning 1
Unspecified qualities required to do or be something; "the stuff of heros"; "you don't have the stuff to be a United States Marine".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Meaning 2
A critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative".
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 3
Senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
Informal terms for personal possessions; "did you take all your clobber?".
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
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Meaning 5
Information in some unspecified form; "it was stuff I had heard before"; "there's good stuff in that book".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
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Meaning 6
The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread".
Classification
Nouns denoting substances.
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- Particle
- Litter
- Detritus
- Precursor
- Plant Material
- Impregnation
- Floccule
- HAZMAT
- Radioactive Material
- Wad
- Sealing Material
- Homogenate
- Abrasive
- Undercut
- Recycling
- Ammunition
- Mote
- Rock
- Contaminant
- Nonconductor
- Corpuscle
- Raw Material
- Vernix
- Toner
- Fluff
- Particulate
- Paper
- Bedding Material
- Humate
- Builder
- Sorbent
- Foam
- Dust
- Filling
- Waste
- Fiber
- Adhesive
- Atom
- Adhesive Material
- Color
- Rind
- Coloring Material
- Sorbate
- Ballast
- Diamagnet
- Earth
- Speck
- Transparent Substance
- Waste Product
- Mineral
- Composite Material
- Discharge
- Bimetal
- Waste Matter
- Chemical
- Wadding
- Elastomer
- Aggregate
- Colour
- Packing Material
- Animal Material
- Conductor
- Abrasive Material
- Thickening
- Insulator
Meaning 7
Miscellaneous unspecified objects; "the trunk was full of stuff".
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.