stuff

CEFRB1

/stʌf/

noun · verb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Things or objects whose names are not given.

  2. 02

    verb

    To fill something tightly with material.

Examples

  • I don't see how you can eat that stuff.

  • Oooh, sick! What is that stuff? It's all spongy.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Unspecified things or matters.

  2. Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

  3. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

More examples

In context

  • What's all that sticky stuff on the carpet?

  • I had to do some stuff.

  • What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor? He didn't want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands.

Synonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The chef will blank the turkey with a bread and herb mixture before roasting.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English stuf, stuffe, from Anglo-Latin stuffa and its etymon Old French estofe, estoffe, estuf, estuffe, stoffe, from estoffer, estofer (“to provide what is necessary, equip, stuff”), borrowed from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to clog up, block, fill”). More at stop.