[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/stuff/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) / stuff # stuff noun (stuff — uncountable); verb (stuff, stuffs, stuffed, stuffing) «stuff» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. Things in general, when you do not need to name them: "Put your stuff in your bag." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#m1) 2. A material or substance: "What is this sticky stuff?" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#m2) 3. To fill something tightly: "stuff a pillow", "stuff a turkey". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#m3) 4. To push something quickly into a small space: "He stuffed the letter into his pocket." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#m4) 5. Informally, "I'm stuffed" means I have eaten too much. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#m5) ### In the lessons In everyday life "stuff" is a very common, informal word; at school a teacher might say "Get your stuff ready". In cooking, people stuff peppers or a chicken. In writing lessons, pupils are told to use more exact words instead of "stuff" and "things". Phrases: and stuff, stuffed animal, stuffed toy, I'm stuffed, know your stuff. ### Examples - Put your stuff away before lunch. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x1) - What is this green stuff on the bread? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x2) - She stuffed her clothes into the suitcase. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x3) - We stuffed the turkey for Christmas dinner. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x4) - I'm stuffed, I couldn't eat another bite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x5) - My teddy is a stuffed toy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x6) - Our science teacher really knows her stuff. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x7) - "Cucumbers stuffed with pearls!" exclaimed the princess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/#x8) ### Note The noun is uncountable: "a lot of stuff", never "stuffs" or "a stuff". It is informal; in careful writing use "things", "belongings" or the exact name. "Stuffing" is the food put inside a chicken or the soft material inside a toy. Safety: mouldy green stuff on bread means it has gone bad; throw it away. ## In Jewish tradition Here it can mean cloth or fabric, or a person's goods and belongings. In the Prophets it also means a person's baggage, as when Ezekiel carries out his stuff like someone going into exile. **Interpretation.** "Mingled stuff" is the law of shatnez, which forbids wearing wool and linen woven together. Tradition counts it as a command with no stated reason, which we keep as God's decree. Ezekiel's acting out of exile is read as a sign given to warn the people of what was coming. ### Examples - Thou shalt not wear a mingled stuff, wool and linen together. (Torah DEU.22.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuff/#x1) - Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? (Torah GEN.31.37, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuff/#x2) - Also regard not your stuff; for the good things of all the land of Egypt are yours.' (Torah GEN.45.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuff/#x3) - And it grieved me sore; therefore I cast forth all the household stuff of Tobiah out of the chamber. (Writings NEH.13.8, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuff/#x4) - She shall be led unto the king on richly woven stuff; the virgins her companions in her train being brought unto thee. (Writings PSA.45.15, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuff/#x5) - And thou shalt bring forth thy stuff by day in their sight, as stuff for exile; and thou shalt go forth thyself at even in their sight, as when men go forth into exile. (Prophets EZK.12.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuff/#x6) ### Note The noun is uncountable: "a lot of stuff", never "stuffs" or "a stuff". It is informal; in careful writing use "things", "belongings" or the exact name. "Stuffing" is the food put inside a chicken or the soft material inside a toy. Safety: mouldy green stuff on bread means it has gone bad; throw it away. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «stuff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stuff/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«stuff» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stuff.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «stuff» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/stuff/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«stuff» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/stuff.html) on Mova free.