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• stuffing — [stuf′iŋ] n. 1. the action of filling, packing, or gorging 2. something used to fill or stuff; specif., a) soft, springy material used as padding in cushions, upholstered furniture, etc. b) a seasoned mixture for stuffing fowl, roasts, etc …   English World dictionary

• stuffing — [[t]stʌ̱fɪŋ[/t]] stuffings 1) N MASS Stuffing is a mixture of food that is put inside a bird such as a chicken, or a vegetable such as a pepper, before it is cooked. Chestnuts can be used at Christmas time, as a stuffing for turkey, guinea fowl… …   English dictionary

• stuffing nut — noun a nut used to tighten a stuffing box • Syn: ↑packing nut • Hypernyms: ↑nut • Part Holonyms: ↑stuffing box, ↑packing box * * * noun : a nut used to tighten or adjust a stuffing box …   Useful english dictionary

• stuffing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. dressing, filling, forcemeat, farce; contents. See composition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Material used to pad] Syn. packing, wadding, padding, quilting, caulking, filler, packing material. Materials… …   English dictionary for students

• stuffing — stuff·ing || stÊŒfɪŋ n. mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meat or vegetables (made of breadcrumb or rice with spices, herbs or vegetables); feathers or fabric used for filling for pillows; loading of goods into a container (Slang)… …   English contemporary dictionary

• Stuffing — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• stuffing — stuff|ing [ˈstʌfıŋ] n [U] 1.) a mixture of bread or rice, onion etc that you put inside a chicken, pepper etc before cooking it ▪ sage and onion stuffing 2.) soft material that is used to fill something such as a ↑cushion →knock the stuffing out… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• stuffing — noun (U) 1 a mixture of bread, onion, egg and herbs that you put inside meat before cooking it; dressing (2) AmE: sage and onion stuffing 2 soft material that is used to fill something such as a cushion see also: knock the stuffing out of sb… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• stuffing — n. 1 padding used to stuff cushions etc. 2 a mixture used to stuff poultry etc., esp. before cooking. Phrases and idioms: knock (or take) the stuffing out of colloq. make feeble or weak; defeat. stuffing box a box packed with material, to allow… …   Useful english dictionary

• stuffing — /stuf ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that stuffs. 2. a material or substance used to stuff something. 3. seasoned bread crumbs or other filling used to stuff a chicken, turkey, etc., before cooking. 4. Informal. internal parts; insides …   Universalium

• stuffing — stuff|ing [ stʌfıŋ ] noun uncount 1. ) food that has been cut into small pieces and placed inside meat or vegetables 2. ) soft material that is used for filling something such as a toy or a seat knock the stuffing out of someone to make someone… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English