Stuff

Stuff

Stuff is an aggregate or a group of items or matter. Stuff can mean just about anything.

Stuff may also refer to:
*Stuff (cloth), a type of cloth or fabric used to fill pillows and other items
*Stuffing, a substance which is often placed in the cavities of food items
*Stuffed animal, a child's soft toy.
*Stuffed or preserved animals, created through the art of taxidermy

In computing:
*Bit stuffing, the insertion of noninformation bits into computerized data

In popular culture:
*"Stuff" (magazine), a men's magazine
*Stuff (band), a 1970s-80s fusion/rhythm and blues music group
*"Stuff" (album), a 1997 album by Holly McNarland
*"Stuff", a 1992 album by Bill Wyman
*"Stuff" (novel), a 1997 novel by Joseph Connolly
*"The Stuff", a 1985 horror/comedy film by Larry Cohen
*"Stuff" (film), a 1993 mini-documentary about John Frusciante's life
*"Stuff" ("How I Met Your Mother"), a 2007 episode of the American sitcom "How I Met Your Mother"
*"The Right Stuff", a book and film
*"The Wright Stuff", a British television programme
*"Alexei Sayle's Stuff", a 1980s television sketch show
*A flying creature in the game "Kya Dark Lineage" who guides the heroine where to go and tells her what the next objective is.

In sports:
*In baseball, "stuff" is used to describe the quality of a pitcher's selection of pitches. In basketball, "stuff" describes one player knocking another player's shot from going into the basket.


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  • Stuff — Stuff, n. [OF. estoffe, F. [ e]toffe; of uncertain origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t. Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.] 1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of manufacture. [1913 Webster] For the stuff they had was… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Stuff — País Estados Unidos, Turquía, Reino Unido, Alemania, Rusia, República Checa, Francia, los Países Bajos, Ucrania, España, Rumania, Lituania, China, Filipinas, Tailandia, Taiwan, Malasia …   Wikipedia Español

  • stuff it — ● stuff * * * stuff it impolite phrase used for telling someone that you are very angry with them, and you are not interested in them or their suggestions When she told me what the job was, I told her to stuff it. Thesaurus: expressions showing… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Stuff — Stuff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stuffing}.] [OE. stoffen; cf. OF. estoffer, F. [ e]toffer, to put stuff in, to stuff, to line, also, OF. estouffer to stifle, F. [ e]touffer; both perhaps of Teutonic origin, and akin to E.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • stuff — [stuf] n. [ME stoffe < OFr estoffe < estoffer, prob. < Gr styphein, to pull together, tighten < styppe, tow, coarse cloth of flax or hemp: see STOP] 1. the material or substance out of which anything is or can be made; raw material 2 …   English World dictionary

  • Stuff — Image extraite du documentaire. Kill pigs by letting them become shits. Données clés Réalisation Johnny DeppGibson Haynes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • stuff´i|ly — stuff|y «STUHF ee», adjective, stuff|i|er, stuff|i|est. 1. lacking fresh air: »a stuffy room. 2. lacking freshness or interest; dull; …   Useful english dictionary

  • stuff|y — «STUHF ee», adjective, stuff|i|er, stuff|i|est. 1. lacking fresh air: »a stuffy room. 2. lacking freshness or interest; dull; …   Useful english dictionary

  • stuff — [n1] personal belongings being, effects, equipment, gear, goods, impedimenta, individual, junk*, kit, luggage, objects, paraphernalia, possessions, substance, tackle, things, trappings; concepts 432,446 stuff [n2] essence, substance bottom,… …   New thesaurus

  • stuff — ► NOUN 1) matter, material, articles, or activities of a specified or indeterminate kind. 2) basic characteristics; substance: Helen was made of sterner stuff. 3) (one s stuff) informal one s area of expertise. 4) Brit. dated woollen fabric,… …   English terms dictionary

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