stuff vs rock

stuff and rock both are nouns.

stuff and rock both are verbs.

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

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

stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
rock: material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust

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, 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, 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)	rock (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	pitching dangerously to one side
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	a genre of popular music originating in the 1950s; a blend of black rhythm-and-blues with white country-and-western
a critically important or characteristic component	hard bright-colored stick candy (typically flavored with peppermint)
senseless talk	a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
information in some unspecified form	(figurative) someone who is strong and stable and dependable
informal terms for personal possessions	material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

stuff (verb)	rock (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	move back and forth or sideways
fill tightly with a material	cause to move back and forth
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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