stuff vs earth

stuff and earth both are nouns.

stuff and earth both are verbs.

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

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

stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
earth: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

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, dust, elastomer, 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)	earth (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	the concerns of this life as distinguished from heaven and the afterlife
a critically important or characteristic component	the abode of mortals (as contrasted with Heaven or Hell)
senseless talk	the solid part of the earth's surface
information in some unspecified form	the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
informal terms for personal possessions	the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object	once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles), associated with the humour black bile

stuff (verb)	earth (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	connect to the earth
fill tightly with a material	hide in the earth like a hunted animal
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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