Stuff
noun
Materials, supplies, or things that you need for something.
I packed my stuff and left.
Often appears as...
- pack your stuff
- move my stuff
noun
Refers generally to anything you're talking about, without mentioning it specifically.
We talked about all kinds of stuff.
Often appears as...
- talk about stuff
- do stuff
verb
To fill something full or too full.
She stuffed the bag with clothes.
Often appears as...
- stuff the bag
- stuff a pillow
noun
The quality of being courageous or brave.
When it comes to crises, she's made of the right stuff.
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
verb
To eat a lot of food, quickly.
He stuffed his face with pizza.
Often appears as...
- stuff his face
- stuff her face
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
When 'stuff' is used in certain phrases, it refers to someone's personal qualities or abilities.
She is the stuff of legends.
Often appears as...
- made of the right stuff
- the stuff of legends
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
verb
To have sexual intercourse with someone.
Usage tips
Vulgar, Disapproving
Colloquial, Idiomatic
noun
Materials, supplies, or things that you need for something.
I packed my stuff and left.
Often appears as...
- pack your stuff
- move my stuff
noun
Refers generally to anything you're talking about, without mentioning it specifically.
We talked about all kinds of stuff.
Often appears as...
- talk about stuff
- do stuff
verb
To fill something full or too full.
She stuffed the bag with clothes.
Often appears as...
- stuff the bag
- stuff a pillow
noun
The quality of being courageous or brave.
When it comes to crises, she's made of the right stuff.
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
verb
To eat a lot of food, quickly.
He stuffed his face with pizza.
Often appears as...
- stuff his face
- stuff her face
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
When 'stuff' is used in certain phrases, it refers to someone's personal qualities or abilities.
She is the stuff of legends.
Often appears as...
- made of the right stuff
- the stuff of legends
Usage tips
Approving
Idiomatic
verb
To have sexual intercourse with someone.
Usage tips
Vulgar, Disapproving
Colloquial, Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 7
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Used in casual conversations, often among friends or in relaxed environments.
Can you hold my stuff while I tie my shoes?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for People
It refers to inanimate objects, never to people or animals.
His stuff is on the top shelf, not with the pets.
Pro Tip 3/3Vague Quantity
The amount of 'stuff' is not specific; it could be a few items or many.
She's bringing a lot of stuff for the party.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Used in casual conversations, often among friends or in relaxed environments.
Can you hold my stuff while I tie my shoes?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for People
It refers to inanimate objects, never to people or animals.
His stuff is on the top shelf, not with the pets.
Pro Tip 3/3Vague Quantity
The amount of 'stuff' is not specific; it could be a few items or many.
She's bringing a lot of stuff for the party.
Pro Tip 1/3Informal Usage
Used in casual conversations, often among friends or in relaxed environments.
Can you hold my stuff while I tie my shoes?
Pro Tip 2/3Not for People
It refers to inanimate objects, never to people or animals.
His stuff is on the top shelf, not with the pets.
Pro Tip 3/3Vague Quantity
The amount of 'stuff' is not specific; it could be a few items or many.
She's bringing a lot of stuff for the party.
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shrinking the sample space and increasing the probability of getting a particular combination. The point is that information affects probability. And conditional probability isn't just the stuff of abstract mathematical games. It pops up in the real world, as well. Computers and other devices use conditional probability
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How to make your writing...
or too obvious, or just plain dumb, try jotting it down, anyway. What's obvious to you may not be to the next person. And the opposite of the dumbest idea might just turn out to be the smartest. What about all that dumb stuff that happens in real life? Have you ever noticed how much comedy revolves around things
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Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, we try and spend a little bit of time with them every day. It's really important, because, ultimately, from day one, we've been building a bond with them. And the fact that they just get used to hearing my voice and the sensation of being touched and picked up and stuff is really good.
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How to create a great...
outperform others and last of all the name is a real dictionary word which is a rare find these days now there was only one issue with alphabet car company bmw owned the url alphabet.com but you know here's the thing owningthe.com doesn't matter as much these days now that we find stuff
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Filming The World's...
people think it is full of deadly stuff and it is but it's maybe it's not their ability to to fight and be deadly that's the key to the success maybe it's their parental care maybe it's their incredible adaptation so this deadliest bird in the world could also be a very caring parent
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Killer Ant Swarm...
driver ants are the stuff of legend it is said that they kill everything that crosses their path it is said that no animal is safe when they're on the warpath it is even said that they will enter huts to attack people or kill babies left unattended in their courts
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Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
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The Egyptian Book of the...
who remove every organ except the heart, the seat of emotion, memory, and intelligence. It's then stuffed with a salt called natron and wrapped in resin-soaked linen. In addition, the wrappings are woven with charms for protection
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Why do our bodies age? -...
like Alzheimer's, which accelerate aging. Even if we could avoid all these harmful genetic alterations, not even our own cells could save us. The fact remains that cellular regeneration, the very stuff of life, declines as we age.
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Why the buildings of the...
We throw out historical symbols, we rely on new, computer-aided design techniques, and we come up with new compositions, forms crashing into forms. This is academic and heady stuff, it's super unpopular, we totally alienate you.
Video examples
Can you solve the frog...
shrinking the sample space and increasing the probability of getting a particular combination. The point is that information affects probability. And conditional probability isn't just the stuff of abstract mathematical games. It pops up in the real world, as well. Computers and other devices use conditional probability
Video examples
How to make your writing...
or too obvious, or just plain dumb, try jotting it down, anyway. What's obvious to you may not be to the next person. And the opposite of the dumbest idea might just turn out to be the smartest. What about all that dumb stuff that happens in real life? Have you ever noticed how much comedy revolves around things
Video examples
Handraising Twin Tiger...
So, we try and spend a little bit of time with them every day. It's really important, because, ultimately, from day one, we've been building a bond with them. And the fact that they just get used to hearing my voice and the sensation of being touched and picked up and stuff is really good.
Video examples
How to create a great...
outperform others and last of all the name is a real dictionary word which is a rare find these days now there was only one issue with alphabet car company bmw owned the url alphabet.com but you know here's the thing owningthe.com doesn't matter as much these days now that we find stuff
Video examples
Filming The World's...
people think it is full of deadly stuff and it is but it's maybe it's not their ability to to fight and be deadly that's the key to the success maybe it's their parental care maybe it's their incredible adaptation so this deadliest bird in the world could also be a very caring parent
Video examples
Killer Ant Swarm...
driver ants are the stuff of legend it is said that they kill everything that crosses their path it is said that no animal is safe when they're on the warpath it is even said that they will enter huts to attack people or kill babies left unattended in their courts
Video examples
Danica Patrick Eats a...
and for years, I always used to eat them like this. What? And they taste disgusting because they're full of-- --this yellow kind of weird stuff and really pungent. It stays with you forever. But if you cook them and you barbecue them up, then it's perfect.
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
who remove every organ except the heart, the seat of emotion, memory, and intelligence. It's then stuffed with a salt called natron and wrapped in resin-soaked linen. In addition, the wrappings are woven with charms for protection
Video examples
Why do our bodies age? -...
like Alzheimer's, which accelerate aging. Even if we could avoid all these harmful genetic alterations, not even our own cells could save us. The fact remains that cellular regeneration, the very stuff of life, declines as we age.
Video examples
Why the buildings of the...
We throw out historical symbols, we rely on new, computer-aided design techniques, and we come up with new compositions, forms crashing into forms. This is academic and heady stuff, it's super unpopular, we totally alienate you.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.
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Kevin Hart
American Actor
My experiences in life are getting bigger and better. The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about - having kids, traveling, going through relationship problems, dealing with things in my own family. All that stuff builds character.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
As a lower-class kid, I was raised to think success would be owning stuff. Having that great job, too. Now I find my parents' dream was wrong. You never really own anything. And you're never really finished as a person.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it.
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Lil Baby
American Musician
I'm used to having money and the stuff I do, but it's more of how I'm doing it now. I walk outside and people know me, and I really get paid for shows.
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Doja Cat
American Musician
I just like to do the fun stuff. If I'm not having fun with it, I'm not going to do it for the rest of my life.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
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Steven Wright
American Comedian
I don't feel that I'm explaining the world or teaching people anything. And I'm not trying to be a mirror, showing them what's really going on the world. All I'm trying to do is think of stuff that's funny, just like when I'm kidding around with my friends.
Quote examples
Kevin Hart
American Actor
My experiences in life are getting bigger and better. The more stuff I do, the more stuff I talk about - having kids, traveling, going through relationship problems, dealing with things in my own family. All that stuff builds character.
Quote examples
Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
As a lower-class kid, I was raised to think success would be owning stuff. Having that great job, too. Now I find my parents' dream was wrong. You never really own anything. And you're never really finished as a person.
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Willie Nelson
American Musician
All my kids were raised on computers: They were home-schooled on the Internet, so they're pretty good at that stuff. And I'm proud of them, but I don't really keep up with it.
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Lil Baby
American Musician
I'm used to having money and the stuff I do, but it's more of how I'm doing it now. I walk outside and people know me, and I really get paid for shows.
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Doja Cat
American Musician
I just like to do the fun stuff. If I'm not having fun with it, I'm not going to do it for the rest of my life.
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Dolly Parton
American Singer
Most country songs, certainly all the stuff I've written, are stories driven by characters.
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Ice Cube
American Musician
If you think about stuff that happened when you were young, it stays with you forever.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
We are such stuff as dreams are made on; and our little life is rounded with a sleep.
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Joel Osteen
American Clergyman
I'm not trying to follow a set of rules and stuff. I'm just living my life.
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