Meaning & use
stuff
Informal general term for a collection of things, objects, or matter that need not be named specifically.
See it in a sentence
Can you help me carry this stuff up to the attic this weekend?
There's a lot of interesting stuff in that museum exhibit about ancient Egypt.
A note on using this word
Stuff is a casual, all-purpose word; formal writing usually replaces it with a more specific noun like 'materials' or 'possessions.'
Words with a similar meaning
thingsbelongingsitems
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To fill a container or space tightly with something.
She stuffed the suitcase so full that the zipper barely closed.
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