Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stuff | Yes | No | Yes | No |
material | Yes | Yes | No | No |
stuff (noun) | material (noun) |
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miscellaneous unspecified objects | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
unspecified qualities required to do or be something | things needed for doing or making something |
a critically important or characteristic component | information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form |
senseless talk | a person judged suitable for admission or employment |
information in some unspecified form | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
informal terms for personal possessions | |
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
stuff (adjective) | material (adjective) |
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derived from or composed of matter | |
directly relevant to a matter especially a law case | |
having substance or capable of being treated as fact; not imaginary | |
having material or physical form or substance | |
concerned with or affecting physical as distinct from intellectual or psychological well-being | |
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests |
stuff (verb) | material (verb) |
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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 |