Stuff vs. Staff

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  • Stuff (noun)

    Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.

    “What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?”

    “He didn’t want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands.”

  • Stuff (noun)

    Unspecified things or matters; trivial details.

    “I had to do some stuff.”

  • Stuff (noun)

    The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

    “matter|Thesaurus:substance”

  • Stuff (noun)

    A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.

  • Stuff (noun)

    Abstract substance or character.

  • Stuff (noun)

    Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.

    “doodad|thingamabob|Thesaurus:thingy”

    “Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?”

  • Stuff (noun)

    Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.

    “dope|gear|Thesaurus:recreational drug”

  • Stuff (noun)

    Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.

  • Stuff (noun)

    A medicine or mixture; a potion.

  • Stuff (noun)

    Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.

    “garbage|rubbish|Thesaurus:trash”

  • Stuff (noun)

    A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.

  • Stuff (noun)

    Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.

  • Stuff (verb)

    To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

    “She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret stuffing recipe.”

  • Stuff (verb)

    To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.

    “He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.”

  • Stuff (verb)

    To load goods into (a container) for transport.

  • Stuff (verb)

    To sate.

    “I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.”

  • Stuff (verb)

    To break. en

  • Stuff (verb)

    To sexually penetrate. en

    “fuck|root|screw”

  • Stuff (verb)

    See also stuff it.

    “Stuff your stupid rules, I’ll do what I like.”

  • Stuff (verb)

    To 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.”

  • Stuff (verb)

    To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.

  • Stuff (verb)

    To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.

  • Stuff (verb)

    To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.

  • Stuff (verb)

    To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.

  • Stuff (verb)

    To compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later.

  • Stuff (verb)

    To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.

    “fill one’s face|feed one’s face|stuff one’s face”

  • Stuff (interjection)

    A filler term used to dismiss explanation.

    “Why are you so sad, Joseph? – Well… stuff.”

  • Staff (noun)

    A long, straight, thick wooden rod or stick, especially one used to assist in walking.

  • Staff (noun)

    A series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.

  • Staff (noun)

    The employees of a business.

    “The company employed 10 new members of staff this month.”

  • Staff (noun)

    A mixture of W

  • Staff (noun)

    A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a badge of office.

    “a constable’s staff”

  • Staff (noun)

    A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.

  • Staff (noun)

    The rung of a ladder.

  • Staff (noun)

    A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded, the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.

  • Staff (noun)

    An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.

  • Staff (noun)

    The grooved director for the gorget, or knife, used in cutting for stone in the bladder.

  • Staff (noun)

    An establishment of officers in various departments attached to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander of an army. The general’s staff consists of those officers about his person who are employed in carrying his commands into execution.

  • Staff (verb)

    To supply (a business, volunteer organization, etc.) with employees or staff members.

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