stuff
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3.7
- noun
- /stʌf/
- Informal
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material
- All they care about is do you know your stuff, right?
- basic stuff
- the stuff of life
- the stuff of fiction
Vladimir Posner knew his stuff and he knows his stuff.
- Vladimir Posner knew his stuff and he knows his stuff.
- So that is, you know, that's the good stuff about this book.
- There's no sort of innate stuff that has to get built in.
Examples
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So these features are really the stuff of survival.
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Librarians cannot merely be in the business of stuff; we must be in the business of teaching and learning.
Academic text (2012) -
All we care about is making stuff that you truly love.
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But what Johnson knew was how to get stuff done right.
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This is the stuff dreams are made of.
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I just take inspiration from stuff around me.
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I think thinking about this kind of stuff is inspiring.
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Yes, this is the stuff that I'm really excited for.
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Consider the components of the "stuff of life" for my imaginary couple.
Academic text (1991) -
The team must gather the right stuff to ensure the project is a success.
Synonyms
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3.5
The most important part of something, often in a recipe or plan
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3.5
An important thing needed for something to work or succeed
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Etymology
Because stuff once meant the 'material' that things are made of, it later came to mean the inner 'material' or qualities someone has, so saying someone 'has the stuff' means they have the right qualities for something.