āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
01
āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸, āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻā§āĻ°ā§
things that we cannot or do not need to name when we are talking about them
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He keeps a lot of random stuff in his garage that he rarely uses.
āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻŽā§āĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸ āĻ°āĻžāĻā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻž āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻā§āĻŦ āĻāĻŽāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
the material that forms the composition of a physical object
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
This fabric is light stuff but very strong.
03
the inherent qualities, abilities, or attributes needed to succeed at a task or fulfill a role
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
It takes real stuff to perform under pressure.
04
trivial, meaningless, or nonsensical talk
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He kept spouting political stuff without knowing facts.
05
personal belongings or possessions
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Where did you put all your stuff?
06
a defining component of something
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Ideas are the stuff of great novels.
07
information or content presented in an unspecified or general form
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He gave me some stuff on the project to read.
to stuff
01
āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻĢ, āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to fill meat or vegetables with a mixture of different ingredients
Transitive: to stuff meat or vegetables with ingredients
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We 're having Thanksgiving dinner early this year, and I 'll be stuffing the turkey with a flavorful blend of herbs, onions, and breadcrumbs.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻ āĻĄāĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋ, āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻŋ āĻā§āĻˇāĻ, āĻĒā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽā§āĻŦā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻŦāĨ¤
02
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻ āĻžāĻ¸āĻž
to fill a space or container tightly and completely with a material
Transitive: to stuff a space or container with a material
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
In a rush, they had to stuff the duffel bag with essentials for the weekend trip.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻšā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°ā§, āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻĒā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¸āĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻĢā§āĻ˛ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻĒā§āĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§ā§ā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻā§āĻž
to consume a significant quantity of food
Transitive: to stuff oneself with food
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Every Thanksgiving, I stuff myself with turkey, mashed potatoes, and pumpkin pie until I can barely move.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻĨā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ¸āĻāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻāĻ¯āĻŧā§, āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋ, āĻŽā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻļāĻĄ āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻā§āĻŽāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĢā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¯āĻ¤āĻā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¨āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻŋ āĻ¨āĻžāĨ¤
04
āĻ ā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĸā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§
to push or insert something quickly and forcefully into a confined area
Transitive: to stuff sth into a space
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He stuffed the papers into his backpack, running late for class.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĻā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻžāĻāĻāĻĒāĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§ āĻ ā§āĻ¸ā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
05
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to insert materials into the skin of a dead animal in order to give it a lifelike appearance for display
Transitive: to stuff a dead animal
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The museum curator supervised the taxidermy team as they stuffed the lioness for the upcoming wildlife exhibit.
āĻŽāĻŋāĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻŽā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻ° āĻā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻā§āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĄāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ˛āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨ āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ°āĻž āĻāĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ¨ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŖā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻ¸āĻŋāĻāĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
06
āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
(of nasal passages) to become congested or blocked with mucus or other material
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The spicy food always makes my sinuses stuff, so I avoid it when I have a cold.
āĻŽāĻ¸āĻ˛āĻžāĻĻāĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻāĻ¨āĻžāĻ¸ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§ āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ āĻāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸āĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻŋ āĻšāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛āĻŋāĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
stuffy
stuff
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
