nounπShareMiscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects."Example Sentence: "Before leaving for vacation, I made sure to pack all my stuffs, like my phone charger and favorite book." "itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareUnspecified things or matters."I had to do some stuff."thingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object."The artist carefully chose the stuffs β wood, metal, and glass β to create her sculpture. "materialsubstancethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric."The tailor examined the stuffs carefully, searching for the best woollen fabric to make the warm winter coat. "materialwearChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareBoards used for building."The carpenter needed more stuffs to finish framing the new house. "materialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAbstract substance or character."The teacher said that success in life is made of sterner stuffs than just good grades. "substanceabstractcharacterthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareUsed as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name."Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?"thingmaterialsubstanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareNarcotic drugs, especially heroin."The gang was dealing in various stuffs, including heroin. "medicinesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareFurniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils."The movers carefully loaded the family's stuffs β beds, tables, and boxes of kitchenware β onto the truck. "propertyitemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA medicine or mixture; a potion."The doctor gave me some bitter stuffs to help with my cough. "medicinesubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareRefuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.""Don't listen to that silly stuffs; he's just trying to upset you." "languagewordnegativethingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication."The shipwright applied the thick stuffs to the ship's wooden hull to prevent friction. "nauticalmaterialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπSharePaper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff."The papermill worker checked the consistency of the stuffs before it was fed into the machines. "materialstationeryindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareMoney."He's got the stuffs to buy a new car, but he's saving it for college. "economybusinessfinanceassetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess."She stuffs her backpack with books and lunch every morning before school. "actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner."He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door."actionspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fill with seasoning."She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe."foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo load goods into (a container) for transport."She stuffs her backpack with books before heading to school. "vehiclenauticalindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(used in the passive) To sate."Iβm stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing."foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo break; to destroy."He skidded off the road and totally stuffed his brand new car."actiondisasterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo sexually penetrate."His wife came home early and found him on the couch stuffing the maid."sexactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(mildly vulgar, often imperative) Used to contemptuously dismiss or reject something. See also stuff it.""I spent all day working on this presentation, and my boss just said it was terrible? Stuffs him, I quit!" "languageattitudeexclamationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo heavily defeat or get the better of."Mudchester Rovers were stuffed 7-0 in the semi-final."sportgameachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre."I got stuffed by that guy on the supermoto going into that turn, almost causing us to crash."sportraceactionvehicletechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin."My grandfather stuffs birds as a hobby, creating lifelike displays for his home. "animalsciencebiologynatureactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration."The strong perfume in the elevator stuffs my nose, making it hard to breathe. "medicinephysiologybodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form or fashion by packing with the necessary material."She stuffs the backpack with books and snacks for the school day. "materialactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies."The teacher stuffs the students with historical dates right before the test. "mindeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later."Before sending the presentation to the client, I need to stuff the files to reduce the size. "computingtechnologyinternettechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading