stuff
English Thesaurus
1. miscellaneous unspecified objects (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | object, physical object, |
definition | : | a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | doodad, doohickey, doojigger, gimmick, gismo, gizmo, gubbins, thingamabob, thingamajig, thingmabob, thingmajig, thingumabob, thingumajig, thingummy, whatchamacallit, whatchamacallum, whatsis, widget, |
definition | : | something unspecified whose name is either forgotten or not known (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | etcetera, |
definition | : | additional unspecified odds and ends; more of the same (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | sundries, |
definition | : | miscellaneous objects too numerous or too small to be specified (noun.artifact) |
2. unspecified qualities required to do or be something (noun.attribute)
hypernym | : | quality, |
definition | : | an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone (noun.attribute) |
3. a critically important or characteristic component (noun.cognition)
hypernym | : | center, centre, core, essence, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum, |
definition | : | the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience (noun.cognition) |
4. senseless talk (noun.communication)
5. information in some unspecified form (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | info, information, |
definition | : | a message received and understood (noun.communication) |
6. informal terms for personal possessions (noun.possession)
7. the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance)
hypernym | : | substance, |
definition | : | the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists (noun.tops) |
hyponym | : | ballast, |
definition | : | any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | rind, |
definition | : | the natural outer covering of food (usually removed before eating) (noun.food) |
hyponym | : | precursor, |
definition | : | a substance from which another substance is formed (especially by a metabolic reaction) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | ammunition, |
definition | : | any nuclear or chemical or biological material that can be used as a weapon of mass destruction (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | floc, floccule, |
definition | : | a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | hazmat, |
definition | : | an abbreviation for `hazardous material' used on warning signs (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | aggregate, |
definition | : | material such as sand or gravel used with cement and water to make concrete, mortar, or plaster (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | raw material, staple, |
definition | : | material suitable for manufacture or use or finishing (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sorbate, |
definition | : | a material that has been or is capable of being taken up by another substance by either absorption or adsorption (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sorbent, sorbent material, |
definition | : | a material that sorbs another substance; i.e. that has the capacity or tendency to take it up by either absorption or adsorption (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | diamagnet, |
definition | : | a substance that exhibits diamagnetism (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | mineral, |
definition | : | solid homogeneous inorganic substances occurring in nature having a definite chemical composition (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | rock, stone, |
definition | : | material consisting of the aggregate of minerals like those making up the Earth's crust (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | sealing material, |
definition | : | any substance used to seal joints or fill cracks in a porous surface (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | animal material, |
definition | : | material derived from animals (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | fluff, |
definition | : | any light downy material (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | bimetal, |
definition | : | material made by bonding together sheets of two different metals (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | chemical, chemical substance, |
definition | : | material produced by or used in a reaction involving changes in atoms or molecules (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | composite material, |
definition | : | strong lightweight material developed in the laboratory; fibers of more than one kind are bonded together chemically (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | conductor, |
definition | : | a substance that readily conducts e.g. electricity and heat (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | dielectric, insulator, nonconductor, |
definition | : | a material such as glass or porcelain with negligible electrical or thermal conductivity (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | particulate, particulate matter, |
definition | : | a small discrete mass of solid or liquid matter that remains individually dispersed in gas or liquid emissions (usually considered to be an atmospheric pollutant) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | dust, |
definition | : | free microscopic particles of solid material (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | elastomer, |
definition | : | any of various elastic materials that resemble rubber (resumes its original shape when a deforming force is removed) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | earth, ground, |
definition | : | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | discharge, emission, |
definition | : | a substance that is emitted or released (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | detritus, |
definition | : | loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | fiber, fibre, |
definition | : | a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | fill, filling, |
definition | : | any material that fills a space or container (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | foam, |
definition | : | a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | homogenate, |
definition | : | material that has been homogenized (especially tissue that has been ground and mixed) (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | humate, |
definition | : | material that is high in humic acids (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | impregnation, |
definition | : | material with which something is impregnated (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | paper, |
definition | : | a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | toner, |
definition | : | a black or colored powder used in a printer to develop a xerographic image (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | undercut, |
definition | : | the material removed by a cut made underneath (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | builder, detergent builder, |
definition | : | a substance added to soaps or detergents to increase their cleansing action (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | vernix, vernix caseosa, |
definition | : | a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus (noun.substance) |
hyponym | : | wad, |
definition | : | a small mass of soft material (noun.substance) |
8. fill with a stuffing while cooking (verb.change)
verb group | : | stuff, |
definition | : | fill tightly with a material (verb.change) |
domain category | : | cookery, cooking, preparation, |
definition | : | the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat (noun.act) |
9. fill tightly with a material (verb.change)
hyponym | : | cork, |
definition | : | stuff with cork (verb.change) |
verb group | : | farce, stuff, |
definition | : | fill with a stuffing while cooking (verb.change) |
10. treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting (verb.change)
entail | : | tan, |
definition | : | treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather (verb.change) |
11. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself (verb.consumption)
hypernym | : | eat, |
definition | : | eat a meal; take a meal (verb.consumption) |
12. obstruct (verb.contact)
13. cram into a cavity (verb.contact)
hypernym | : | cram, |
definition | : | put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | overstuff, |
definition | : | stuff too much (verb.contact) |
hyponym | : | fill out, pad, |
definition | : | line or stuff with soft material (verb.contact) |
14. press or force (verb.motion)
hypernym | : | force, push, |
definition | : | move with force, (verb.motion) |
15. fill with a stuffing while cooking (verb.change)
derivation | : | dressing, stuffing, |
definition | : | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables (noun.food) |
derivation | : | farce, forcemeat, |
definition | : | mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs (noun.food) |
16. fill tightly with a material (verb.change)
17. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | binge, bout, bust, tear, |
definition | : | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking (noun.act) |
derivation | : | gluttony, gula, overeating, |
definition | : | eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | engorgement, |
definition | : | eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation (noun.act) |
derivation | : | gorger, scoffer, |
definition | : | someone who eats food rapidly and greedily (noun.person) |
18. obstruct (verb.contact)
19. press or force (verb.motion)
derivation | : | shove, |
definition | : | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | push, thrust, |
definition | : | the force used in pushing (noun.phenomenon) |
20. fill with a stuffing while cooking (verb.change)
derivation | : | dressing, stuffing, |
definition | : | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables (noun.food) |
derivation | : | farce, forcemeat, |
definition | : | mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs (noun.food) |
21. fill tightly with a material (verb.change)
22. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself (verb.consumption)
derivation | : | binge, bout, bust, tear, |
definition | : | an occasion for excessive eating or drinking (noun.act) |
derivation | : | gluttony, gula, overeating, |
definition | : | eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | engorgement, |
definition | : | eating ravenously or voraciously to satiation (noun.act) |
derivation | : | gorger, scoffer, |
definition | : | someone who eats food rapidly and greedily (noun.person) |
23. obstruct (verb.contact)
24. press or force (verb.motion)
derivation | : | shove, |
definition | : | the act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something) (noun.act) |
derivation | : | push, thrust, |
definition | : | the force used in pushing (noun.phenomenon) |
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