stuff

English

/stʌf/

noun
Definitions
  • (informal) Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
  • (informal) Unspecified things or matters.
  • The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
  • (archaic) A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.
  • (archaic) Boards used for building.
  • Abstract substance or character.
  • (informal)
  • (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
  • (obsolete) Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
  • (obsolete) A medicine or mixture; a potion.
  • (obsolete) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.
  • (nautical) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
  • Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff (half stuff).
  • (slang) Money.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English stuffen (furnish, equip) derived from Old French estoffer derived from Frankish *stopfon, *stopfōn derived from Proto-Germanic *stuppōną (close, fill, stop, block, clog up, prick, push, stop up).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*stuppōną

Gloss

close, fill, stop, block, clog up, prick, push, stop up

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
📕 📪️ 📫️ 🔐 🔒️ 😚

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms