STUFF
What does "STUFF" mean?
Matter, material, or unspecified things in general.
Meanings
- Unnamed or miscellaneous material things; possessions or belongings. Grab your stuff, we're leaving. informal
- The basic substance or material of which something is made. Heroes are made of sterner stuff. figurative
- To fill something tightly or cram material into it. She stuffed the turkey with herbs and bread.
- To block or obstruct, especially the nose. My nose is all stuffed up from this cold. informal
Did you know?
- Stuff once meant something specific - the cloth and padding used to fill and furnish things - which is why we still 'stuff' a turkey or a cushion long after the word came to mean just about anything.
Word origin
From Old French 'estoffe', meaning material or furniture, ultimately from a verb meaning to equip or furnish; originally referred to the padding or material used to fill things.
Remember it
STUFF you STUFF into a drawer is just STUFF - the verb and the noun fill the same space.
A little poem
Boxes by the door-
a whole life named only 'stuff'
waits for a new room.
haiku
Wordplay
- I keep my stuff in boxes, then stuff the boxes in more boxes - it's stuff all the way down.
What it teaches
Call it 'stuff' and it sounds harmless, but enough of it quietly fills every corner of a life.
Quick facts
What does STUFF mean?
Matter, material, or unspecified things in general.
Is STUFF a valid word?
Yes — STUFF is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is STUFF?
STUFF has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does STUFF come from?
From Old French 'estoffe', meaning material or furniture, ultimately from a verb meaning to equip or furnish; originally referred to the padding or material used to fill things.
What can STUFF teach us?
Call it 'stuff' and it sounds harmless, but enough of it quietly fills every corner of a life.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.