stuff
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things that we cannot or do not need to name when we are talking about them
- She packed all her stuff into boxes before moving to her new apartment.
- He keeps a lot of random stuff in his garage that he rarely uses.
- Can you help me organize my stuff before the guests arrive?
- The attic is full of old stuff that belonged to previous owners.
- They donated their old stuff to a local charity.
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the material that forms the composition of a physical object
- The chair is made of soft, durable stuff.
- This fabric is light stuff but very strong.
- The sculptor shaped the clay stuff into a figure.
- Wood is a natural stuff used in furniture making.
- The potion contained a strange green stuff.
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the inherent qualities, abilities, or attributes needed to succeed at a task or fulfill a role
- She has the stuff to become a great leader.
- It takes real stuff to perform under pressure.
- The team showed they had the stuff to win the championship.
- Not everyone has the stuff required for this kind of work.
- Courage is the stuff heroes are made of.
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trivial, meaningless, or nonsensical talk
- Most of what he writes is stuff nobody cares about.
- He kept spouting political stuff without knowing facts.
- That's a bunch of stuff and nonsense.
- She rolled her eyes at the stuff he was saying.
- Stop filling the room with meaningless stuff.
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personal belongings or possessions
- I need to pack my stuff before leaving.
- Where did you put all your stuff?
- He carried his stuff in a big backpack.
- Don't leave your stuff on the floor.
- I lost some of my stuff on the trip.
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a defining component of something
- Trust is the stuff that holds relationships together.
- Ideas are the stuff of great novels.
- Hard work is the real stuff behind success.
- Passion is the stuff that drives artists.
- Theories are the stuff of scientific progress.
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information or content presented in an unspecified or general form
- I need to check the stuff about the meeting.
- He gave me some stuff on the project to read.
- Can you send me the stuff from yesterday's lecture?
- The manual has a lot of useful stuff for beginners.
- All this stuff on the internet can be overwhelming.