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Definition stuff in British English

stuff noun

[uncountable] noun
/stʌf/
1

a variety of objects or things

Example

What's all this stuff on my desk?

Example

By the time we got to the sale, all the good stuff was gone.

Synonyms and related words
things object article
1.1

the things that belong to a particular person or activity or in a particular place

Example

The school stuff goes on this shelf.

Example

the tennis/kitchen/baking stuff

Example

Would you get your stuff out of here?

Synonyms and related words
appurtenance real estate property
1.2

things that are not important

Example

I'm telling him we don't want all that stupid stuff here.

Synonyms and related words
stuff detail non-issue
2

the basic material or substance that people use for making something

Example

The costumes were made of thin, gauzy stuff.

Example

Wheat's the stuff they use to make spaghetti and cereal.

Example

We need salad stuff.

Synonyms and related words
substance material powder
2.1

used for talking about a substance or material when you do not know the correct name

Example

What's that sticky stuff in your hair?

Example

Get me some of that stuff for fixing windows.

Synonyms and related words
X so-and-so widget
3

qualities that are an important special part of something, for example a person's character or experiences

Example

I think he has the right stuff for the job.

Synonyms and related words
feature priority element
Example

There was a lot of bad stuff going on at that school.

Example

I already know all that stuff.

Example

They publish a lot of good stuff.

Synonyms and related words
information data datum
5

used for saying that what someone says or thinks is nonsense

Example

Rachel tried to give me that stuff about being ignored.

Synonyms and related words
nonsense drivel rubbish
Definition stuff in British English