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1 stuff
I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stof; materiale2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting; habengut3) (an old word for cloth.) stof•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) proppe2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) fylde; farsere3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) udstoppe•- stuffing- stuff up* * *I noun1) (material or substance: What is that black oily stuff on the beach?; The doctor gave me some good stuff for removing warts; Show them what stuff you're made of! (= how brave, strong etc you are).) stof; materiale2) ((unimportant) matter, things, objects etc: We'll have to get rid of all this stuff when we move house.) ting; habengut3) (an old word for cloth.) stof•- that's the stuff! II verb1) (to pack or fill tightly, often hurriedly or untidily: His drawer was stuffed with papers; She stuffed the fridge with food; The children have been stuffing themselves with ice-cream.) proppe2) (to fill (eg a turkey, chicken etc) with stuffing before cooking.) fylde; farsere3) (to fill the skin of (a dead animal or bird) to preserve the appearance it had when alive: They stuffed the golden eagle.) udstoppe•- stuffing- stuff up -
2 stuff up
(to block: He stuffed the hole up with some newspaper; I've got a cold and my nose is stuffed up.) fylde; stoppe* * *(to block: He stuffed the hole up with some newspaper; I've got a cold and my nose is stuffed up.) fylde; stoppe
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stuff with — phr verb Stuff with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑pepper … Collocations dictionary
stuff — I n. (colloq.) subject matter 1) to know one s stuff 2) heady ( exciting ); kid ( elementary ) stuff; the same old stuff knowledge, ability 3) to show one s stuff 4) (AE) the stuff to + inf. (she has the stuff to succeed) 5) (misc.) (esp. AE) the … Combinatory dictionary
Stuff — Stuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stuffing}.] [OE. stoffen; cf. OF. estoffer, F. [ e]toffer, to put stuff in, to stuff, to line, also, OF. estouffer to stifle, F. [ e]touffer; both perhaps of Teutonic origin, and akin to E.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stuff (cloth) — Stuff was a type of coarse thickly woven cloth manufactured in various places, formerly including Kidderminster. Originally it was probably entirely of wool, but later a woolsey linsey cloth, made with a warp of linen yarn and a worsted weft. The … Wikipedia
stuff — [stuf] n. [ME stoffe < OFr estoffe < estoffer, prob. < Gr styphein, to pull together, tighten < styppe, tow, coarse cloth of flax or hemp: see STOP] 1. the material or substance out of which anything is or can be made; raw material 2 … English World dictionary
Stuff Happens — is a play by David Hare, written in response to the Iraq War. Hare describes it as a history play that deals with recent history. The title is inspired by Donald Rumsfeld s response to widespread looting in Baghdad:: Stuff happens and it’s untidy … Wikipedia
Stuff — Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had was… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Stuff gown — Stuff Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stuff vs things — Stuff as a noun stuff can be used to describe any articles, material, or even activity. For example: He is so messy, he has left all his stuff lying around. I ve got so much stuff to do, I ll never finish it all! As a verb to stuff means … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
stuff vs thing(s) — Stuff as a noun stuff can be used to describe any articles, material, or even activity. For example: He is so messy, he has left all his stuff lying around. I ve got so much stuff to do, I ll never finish it all! As a verb to stuff means … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
stuff vs thing(s) — Stuff as a noun stuff can be used to describe any articles, material, or even activity. For example: He is so messy, he has left all his stuff lying around. I ve got so much stuff to do, I ll never finish it all! As a verb to stuff means … English dictionary of common mistakes and confusing words
