stuff vs paper

stuff and paper both are nouns.

stuff and paper both are verbs.

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

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

stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
paper: a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

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, fibre, fill, filling, foam, homogenate, humate, impregnation, 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)	paper (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	the physical object that is the product of a newspaper publisher
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	a medium for written communication
a critically important or characteristic component	an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
senseless talk	a scholarly article describing the results of observations or stating hypotheses
information in some unspecified form	a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
informal terms for personal possessions	a business firm that publishes newspapers
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object	a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses

stuff (verb)	paper (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	cover with paper
fill tightly with a material	cover with wallpaper
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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