stuff vs sum

stuff and sum both are nouns.

stuff and sum both are verbs.

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

As nouns, sum is a hypernym of stuff; that is, sum is a word with a broader meaning than stuff:

stuff: a critically important or characteristic component
sum: the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience

Other hypernyms of stuff include center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance.

stuff (noun)	sum (noun)
miscellaneous unspecified objects	the whole amount
unspecified qualities required to do or be something	the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
a critically important or characteristic component	a quantity obtained by the addition of a group of numbers
senseless talk	the final aggregate
information in some unspecified form	a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets
informal terms for personal possessions	a quantity of money
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object

stuff (verb)	sum (verb)
fill with a stuffing while cooking	determine the sum of
fill tightly with a material	be a summary of
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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