stuff

  • 31stuff — re·stuff; stuff; stuff·er; stuff·i·ly; stuff·i·ness; stuff·ing; stuff·less; stuff·over; un·stuff; …

    English syllables

  • 32stuff — 01. We d better get busy; we ve got a lot of [stuff] to do before the party. 02. The little boy [stuffed] the cookie in his mouth, and ran out the door. 03. His room is a total mess; there s [stuff] all over the floor, and it looks like it hasn t …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 33stuff — {{11}}stuff (n.) early 14c., quilted material worn under chain mail, from O.Fr. estoffe quilted material, furniture, provisions (Mod.Fr. étoffe), from estoffer to equip or stock, which according to French sources is from O.H.G. stopfon to plug,… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 34stuff —    1. any taboo or forbidden substance    Literally, any substance or material. Among other things, it may refer to semen, to contraband spirits, or to illegal drugs:     ... put stuff    To some she beggar. (Shakespeare, Timon of Athens)    A… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 35stuff — [[t]stʌf[/t]] n. 1) the material of which anything is made 2) material to be worked upon or to be used in making something 3) material, objects, or items of some unspecified kind 4) property, as personal belongings or equipment 5) something to be …

    From formal English to slang

  • 36Stuff — A recent headline in the New Statesman read stuff the millennium . Using stuff in this context is a polite way of saying f*** the millennium . Who cares! Stuff it! You can also say stuff him or stuff her meaning they can sod off …

    The American's guide to speaking British

  • 37stuff — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Stuff is used after these nouns: ↑food {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} verb ADVERB ▪ frantically, hastily, quickly PREPOSITION ▪ down …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 38stuff — Synonyms and related words: abilities, accessories, accomplishments, addictive drug, air, aliment, allay, anhydrate, atom, atomic particles, atoms, attitude, attributes, axiom, baggage, balderdash, baloney, bar, batten, being, belongings, bind,… …

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  • 39stuff — vb 1. to have sex (with). The verb has very seldom been used in the active or transi tive form since the 19th century (and it was never common). The abusive excla mation get stuffed is its main legacy. 2. to dismiss, throw away, destroy. This… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 40stuff — 1. noun 1) suede is tough stuff Syn: material, fabric, cloth, textile; matter, substance 2) first aid stuff Syn: items, articles, objects, goods, equipment; informal things …

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