stuff vs fibre

stuff and fibre both are nouns.

stuff is a verb but fibre is not a verb.

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

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

stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
fibre: a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn

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, earth, ground, discharge, emission, detritus, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product, fiber, 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)	fibre (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
a critically important or characteristic component	any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
senseless talk	coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
information in some unspecified form	a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
informal terms for personal possessions
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

stuff (verb)	fibre (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking
fill tightly with a material
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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