fluff vs stuff

fluff and stuff both are nouns.

fluff and stuff both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fluff	Yes	No	Yes	No
stuff	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, stuff is a hypernym of fluff; that is, stuff is a word with a broader meaning than fluff:

fluff: any light downy material
stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

Other hypernyms of fluff include material.

fluff (noun)	stuff (noun)
a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)	miscellaneous unspecified objects
something of little value or significance	unspecified qualities required to do or be something
any light downy material	a critically important or characteristic component
	senseless talk
	information in some unspecified form
	informal terms for personal possessions
	the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

fluff (verb)	stuff (verb)
ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect	fill with a stuffing while cooking
erect or fluff up	fill tightly with a material
make a mess of, destroy or ruin	treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
	overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
	cram into a cavity
	obstruct
	press or force

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