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“stuff”
(Latin: matter, stuff, wood, timber; of or belonging to matter)
(Latin: to plug up or to cram, to stuff; by extension, practical joke, sham; fiasco)
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“stuff”
1. Materials, equipment, supplies, components: Janet has the stuff that she needs to make the rug.
3. Something that doesn't have a specific name: The stuff that Elva says about Norbert is simply not true.
Someone has said that hope is the stuff that dreams are made of.
2. Things, belongings; possessions or a pile of things: Michael left his stuff in his Mother's attic when he moved to his new job in another state.3. Something that doesn't have a specific name: The stuff that Elva says about Norbert is simply not true.
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English Words in Action, Group S
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stuff (verb), stuffs; stuffed; stuffing
1. To pile up, to fill, to cram, to load, or to heap: Irene stuffed the trunk with her winter clothes.
3. To load or to jam in: Grace said, "Kermit, just stuff the laundry into the washing machine, put in the soap, and then turn the machine on."
Kelsey stuffed the cushions with down or small soft feathers.
Maude stuffed herself with chocolate candy.
2. To fill the skin of a dead animal so it looks the way it did when it was living: For some people, it seems barbaric to stuff animals for decorative reasons.3. To load or to jam in: Grace said, "Kermit, just stuff the laundry into the washing machine, put in the soap, and then turn the machine on."
This entry is located in the following unit:
English Words in Action, Group S
(page 14)