Meaning
14 senses(informal, uncountable, usually)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.
Sachen, Kram, Zeug
добро́dobró, ве́щиvéšči, штукиshtúki
miscellaneous unspecified objects
(informal, uncountable, usually)Unspecified things or matters.
I had to do some stuff.
unspecified qualities required to do or be something
(uncountable, usually)The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
Near-synonyms: constituents, ingredients; see also Thesaurus:substance
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
(uncountable, usually)Abstract/figurative substance or character.
(dated, uncountable, usually)Pulp; paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.
(informal, uncountable, usually)Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?
шту́каštúka
(slang, uncountable, usually)Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
(euphemistic, sometimes, uncountable, usually)Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language.
Don't give me any of that 'what-about' stuff!
(uncountable, usually)A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.
(dated, slang, uncountable, usually)Money.
Miscellaneous items or objects; (with possessive) personal effects.
(informal, obsolete, uncountable, usually)Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
(archaic, uncountable, usually)A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.
Examples
1664 sentencesGet this stuff out of here.
Забери ці речі звідси. — deniko
Keep your hands off my stuff.
Не чіпай моїх речей. — deniko
ruНе прикасайся к моим вещам. — sharptoothed
Tom gathered his stuff and left.
Том зібрав речі та пішов. — deniko
ruТом собрал свои вещи и ушёл. — odexed
I like that kind of stuff.
Мені таке подобається. — deniko
ruЯ люблю такие вещи. — marafon
I never do stuff like that.
Я ніколи нічого такого не роблю. — deniko
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English stuf, stuffe, from Anglo-Latin stuffa and its etymon Old French estofeFrom Middle English stuf, stuffe, from Anglo-Latin stuffa and its etymon Old French estofe, estoffe, estuf, estuffe, stoffe, from estoffer, estofer (“to provide what is necessary, equip, stuff”), borrowed from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to clog up, block, fill”). More at stop.
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Forms
plural: stuffs| Singular | stuff |
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uncountable
Synonyms
226 synonymsWord family
33 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- all this stuff
- kind of stuff
- lot of stuff
- of this stuff
- stuff like that
- this stuff away
- some stuff
- this stuff is
- all the stuff
- stuff like
- stuff away
- bought some stuff