What does “stuff” mean?
- 1
nounthings in general, when you don’t name them exactly (informal)
Put your stuff in the closet.
- 2
verbto fill something tightly
She stuffed her bag with clothes.
Stuff at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /stʌf/ · STUF
How to use “stuff” correctly
“Stuff” is uncountable: say “a lot of stuff”, not “a lot of stuffs”.
Common phrases with “stuff”
- a lot of stuff
- and stuff
- stuff like that
“stuff” is on these word lists
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