stuff vs dust

stuff and dust both are nouns.

stuff and dust both are verbs.

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

As nouns, dust is a hyponym of stuff; that is, dust is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than stuff:

stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
dust: free microscopic particles of solid material

Other hyponyms of stuff include ballast, bedding, bedding material, litter, rind, recycling, precursor, atom, corpuscle, molecule, mote, particle, speck, ammunition, floc, floccule, HAZMAT, aggregate, raw material, staple, sorbate, sorbent, sorbent material, diamagnet, mineral, rock, stone, adhesive, adhesive agent, adhesive material, sealing material, animal material, fluff, bimetal, abradant, abrasive, abrasive material, chemical, chemical substance, composite material, conductor, dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, contaminant, contamination, particulate, particulate matter, elastomer, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, paper, packing, packing material, wadding, color, coloring material, colour, colouring material, plant material, plant substance, radioactive material, thickener, thickening, toner, translucent substance, transparent substance, undercut, builder, detergent builder, vernix, vernix caseosa, wad, electroceramic material, pyroelectric material, piezoelectric material, ferromagnet, antiferromagnet.

stuff (noun)	dust (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	fine powdery material such as dry earth or pollen that can be blown about in the air
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
a critically important or characteristic component	free microscopic particles of solid material
senseless talk
information in some unspecified form
informal terms for personal possessions
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

stuff (verb)	dust (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	remove the dust from
fill tightly with a material	distribute loosely
treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting	rub the dust over a surface so as to blur the outlines of a shape
overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself	cover with a light dusting of a substance
cram into a cavity
obstruct
press or force

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