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Synonyms of the word 
STUFF → BINGE - BLOCK - BUNK - CENTER - CHOKE - CLOBBER - CLOG - CONGEST - CORE - EAT - ENGLUT - ENGORGE - ESSENCE - FARCE - FILL - FORCE - FOUL - GIST - GLUT - GORGE - GORMANDISE - GORMANDIZE - GOURMANDIZE - HEART - HOKUM - HOOEY - IMPREGNATE - INFO - INFORMATION - INGURGITATE - INWARDNESS - KERNEL - LUG - MARROW - MATERIAL - MATTER - MEANINGLESSNESS - MEAT - NITTY-GRITTY - NONSENSE - NONSENSICALITY - NUB - OBJECT - OVEREAT - OVERGORGE - OVERINDULGE - PERSONALTY - PITH - POPPYCOCK - PUSH - QUALITY - SATIATE - SATURATE - SHOVE - SQUEEZE - SUBSTANCE - SUM - THRUSTstuff- n. Miscellaneous items; things; (with possessive) personal effects.
- n. The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.
- n. A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.
- n. Abstract substance or character.
- n. (informal) Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
- n. (slang, informal) Substitution for trivial details.
- n. (slang) Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.
- n. (obsolete, uncountable) Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.
- n. (obsolete) A medicine or mixture; a potion.
- n. (obsolete) Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.
- n. (nautical) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship…
- n. Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.
- v. (transitive) To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
- v. (transitive) To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
- v. (transitive, used in the passive) To sate.
- v. (transitive, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) To break.
- v. (transitive, vulgar, Britain, Australia, New Zealand) To sexually penetrate.
- v. (transitive) To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing…
- v. To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.
- v. (transitive) To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense…
- v. (transitive) To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.
- v. (transitive, dated) To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or…
- v. (transitive, computing) To compress (a file or files) in the StuffIt format, to be unstuffed later.
- v. (takes a reflexive pronoun, idiomatic) To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
- interj. (slang) A filler term used to dismiss explanation.
binge- n. A short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
- n. (eating disorder) A rapid and excessive consumption of food.
- v. To engage in a short period of excessive consumption, especially of excessive alcohol consumption.
block- n. A substantial, often approximately cuboid, piece of any substance.
- n. A chopping block; cuboid base for cutting or beheading.
- n. A group of urban lots of property, several acres in extent, not crossed by public streets.
- n. A residential building consisting of flats.
- n. The distance from one street to another in a city that is built (approximately) to a grid pattern.
- n. Interference or obstruction of cognitive processes.
- n. (slang) The human head.
- n. A wig block: a simplified head model upon which wigs are worn.
- n. A mould on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.
- n. A set of sheets (of paper) joined together at one end.
- n. (computing) A logical data storage unit containing one or more physical sectors (see cluster).
- n. (programming) A region of code in a program that acts as a single unit, such as a function or loop.
- n. (cryptography) A fixed-length group of bits making up part of a message.
- n. (rigging) A case with one or more sheaves/pulleys, used with ropes to increase or redirect force, for…
- n. (chemistry) A portion of a macromolecule, comprising many units, that has at least one feature not present…
- n. Something that prevents something from passing (see blockage).
- n. (sports) An action to interfere with the movement of an opposing player or of the object of play (ball,…
- n. (cricket) A shot played by holding the bat vertically in the path of the ball, so that it loses momentum…
- n. (volleyball) A defensive play by one or more players meant to deflect a spiked ball back to the hitter’s…
- n. (philately) A joined group of four (or in some cases nine) postage stamps, forming a roughly square shape.
- n. A section of split logs used as fuel.
- n. (Britain) Solitary confinement.
- n. A cellblock.
- n. (falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.
- n. (printing, dated) A piece of hard wood on which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted.
- n. (obsolete) A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt.
- n. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.
- n. (cricket) The position of a player or bat when guarding the wicket.
- n. (cricket) A blockhole.
- n. (cricket) The popping crease.
- n. Misspelling of bloc.
- v. (transitive) To fill (something) so that it is not possible to pass.
- v. (transitive) To prevent (something or someone) from passing.
- v. (transitive) To prevent (something from happening or someone from doing something).
- v. (transitive, sports) To impede an opponent.
- v. (transitive, theater) To specify the positions and movements of the actors.
- v. (transitive, cricket) To hit with a block.
- v. (intransitive, cricket) To play a block shot.
- v. (transitive) To disable communication via telephone, instant messaging, etc., with an undesirable someone.
- v. (computing, intransitive) To wait.
- v. (transitive) To stretch or mould (a knitted item, a hat, etc.) into the desired shape.
bunk- n. One of a series of berths or beds placed in tiers.
- n. (nautical) A built-in bed on board ship, often erected in tiers one above the other.
- n. (military) A cot.
- n. (US) A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the daytime and for a bed at night.
- n. (US, dialect) A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain the end of heavy timbers.
- v. To occupy a bunk.
- v. To provide a bunk.
- n. (slang) Bunkum; senseless talk, nonsense.
- adj. (slang) defective, broken, not functioning properly.
- v. (Britain) To fail to attend school or work without permission; to play truant (usually as in 'to bunk…
- v. (dated) To expel from a school.
center- n. The point in the interior of a circle that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- n. The point in the interior of a sphere that is equidistant from all points on the circumference.
- n. The middle portion of something; the part well away from the edges.
- n. (geometry) The point on a line that is midway between the ends.
- n. (geometry) The point in the interior of any figure of any number of dimensions that has as its coordinates…
- n. A place where some function or activity occurs.
- n. A topic that is particularly important in a given context.
- n. (basketball) The player, generally the tallest, who plays closest to the basket.
- n. (ice hockey) The forward that generally plays between the left wing and right wing and usually takes the…
- n. (American football, Canadian football) The person who holds the ball at the beginning of each play.
- n. (netball) A player who can go all over the court, except the shooting circles.
- n. (soccer) A pass played into the centre of the pitch.
- n. (rugby) One of the backs operating in a central area of the pitch, either the inside centre or outside…
- n. (architecture) A temporary structure upon which the materials of a vault or arch are supported in position…
- n. (engineering) One of the two conical steel pins in a lathe, etc., upon which the work is held, and about…
- n. (engineering) A conical recess or indentation in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point…
- n. (politics) The ensemble of moderate or centrist political parties.
- adj. Of, at, or related to a center.
- v. (transitive) To cause (an object) to occupy the center of an area.
- v. (transitive) To cause (some attribute, such as a mood or voltage) to be adjusted to a value which is midway…
- v. (transitive) To give (something) a central basis.
- v. (intransitive) To concentrate on (something), to pay close attention to (something).
- v. (engineering) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
choke- v. (intransitive) To be unable to breathe because of obstruction of the windpipe, for instance food or other…
- v. (transitive) To prevent someone from breathing by strangling or filling the windpipe.
- v. To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to block up.
- v. To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.; to stifle.
- v. (intransitive, fluid mechanics, of a duct) to reach a condition of maximum flowrate, due to the flow at…
- v. (intransitive) To perform badly at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially…
- v. To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
- v. To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.
- v. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or strong feeling.
- v. To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the barrel of a shotgun.
- n. A control on a carburetor to adjust the air/fuel mixture when the engine is cold.
- n. (sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
- n. A constriction at the muzzle end of a shotgun barrel which affects the spread of the shot.
- n. A partial or complete blockage (of boulders, mud, etc.) in a cave passage.
- n. The mass of immature florets in the centre of the bud of an artichoke.
- n. (electronics) choking coil.
- n. A major mistake at a crucial stage of a competition because one is nervous, especially when one is winning.
clobber- v. (transitive, slang) To hit or bash severely; to seriously harm or damage.
- v. (transitive, computing) To overwrite (data) or override (an assignment of a value), often unintentionally…
- n. (Britain, Australia, slang) Clothing.
- n. (Britain, slang) Equipment.
clog- n. A type of shoe with an inflexible, often wooden sole sometimes with an open heel.
- n. A blockage.
- n. (Britain, colloquial) A shoe of any type.
- n. A weight, such as a log or block of wood, attached to a person or animal to hinder motion.
- n. That which hinders or impedes motion; an encumbrance, restraint, or impediment of any kind.
- v. To block or slow passage through (often with 'up).
- v. To encumber or load, especially with something that impedes motion; to hamper.
- v. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.
congest- n. (Ireland, Scotland, agriculture, historical) a farmer whose lands do not support him adequately.
- v. To hinder or block the passage of something moving, for example a fluid, mixture, traffic, people, etc…
core- n. The central part of fruit, containing the kernels or seeds.
- n. The heart or inner part of a physical thing.
- n. The center or inner part of a space or area.
- n. The most important part of a thing; the essence.
- n. (engineering) The portion of a mold that creates an internal cavity within a casting or that makes a hole…
- n. The bony process which forms the central axis of the horns in many animals.
- n. (computing) Magnetic data storage.
- n. (computer hardware) An individual computer processor, in the sense when several processors (called cores…
- n. (engineering) The material between surface materials in a structured composite sandwich material.
- n. The inner part of a nuclear reactor in which the nuclear reaction takes place.
- n. A piece of soft iron, inside the windings of an electromagnet, that channels the magnetic field.
- n. A disorder of sheep caused by worms in the liver.
- n. A cylindrical sample of rock or other materials obtained by core drilling.
- n. (medicine) A tiny sample of organic material obtained by means of a fine-needle biopsy.
- n. (biochemistry) The central part of a protein structure consisting in mostly hydrophobic aminoacids.
- v. To remove the core of an apple or other fruit.
- v. To extract a sample with a drill.
- n. (obsolete) A body of individuals; an assemblage.
- n. A miner's underground working time or shift.
- n. (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
- n. (automotive, machinery, aviation, marine) A deposit paid by the purchaser of a rebuilt part, to be refunded…
eat- v. To ingest; to be ingested.
- v. To use up.
- v. (transitive, informal) To cause (someone) to worry.
- v. (transitive, business) To take the loss in a transaction.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To corrode or erode.
- v. (transitive, informal, vulgar) To perform oral sex on someone.
- n. (colloquial) Something to be eaten; a meal; a food item.
englut- v. To swallow; to swallow up, engulf.
- v. To glut, satiate.
engorge- v. (transitive) To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
- v. (intransitive) To feed ravenously.
- v. (pathology) To fill excessively with a body liquid, especially blood.
essence- n. The inherent nature of a thing or idea.
- n. (philosophy) The true nature of anything, not accidental or illusory.
- n. Constituent substance.
- n. A being; especially, a purely spiritual being.
- n. A significant feature of something.
- n. The concentrated form of a plant or drug obtained through a distillation process.
- n. Fragrance, a perfume.
farce- n. (uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
- n. (countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.
- n. (uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.
- n. (uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.
- v. To stuff with forcemeat.
- v. (figuratively) To fill full; to stuff.
- v. (obsolete) To make fat.
- v. (obsolete) To swell out; to render pompous.
fill- v. (transitive) To occupy fully, to take up all of.
- v. (transitive) To add contents to (a container, cavity, or the like) so that it is full.
- v. To enter (something), making it full.
- v. (intransitive) To become full.
- v. (intransitive) To become pervaded with something.
- v. (transitive) To satisfy or obey (an order, request, or requirement).
- v. (transitive) To install someone, or be installed, in (a position or office), eliminating a vacancy.
- v. (transitive) To treat (a tooth) by adding a dental filling to it.
- v. (transitive) To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.
- v. (transitive, nautical) To trim (a yard) so that the wind blows on the after side of the sails.
- v. (transitive, slang, vulgar, of a male) To have sexual intercourse with (a female).
- n. (after a possessive) A sufficient or more than sufficient amount.
- n. An amount that fills a container.
- n. The filling of a container or area.
- n. Inexpensive material used to occupy empty spaces, especially in construction.
- n. (archaeology) Soil and/or human-created debris discovered within a cavity and exposed by excavation; fill…
- n. An embankment, as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine; also, the place which is to be…
- n. (music) A short passage, riff, or rhythmic sound that helps to keep the listener's attention during a…
- n. One of the thills or shafts of a carriage.
force- n. Strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or…
- n. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power; violence; coercion.
- n. (countable) Anything that is able to make a big change in a person or thing.
- n. (countable, physics) A physical quantity that denotes ability to push, pull, twist or accelerate a body…
- n. Something or anything that has the power to produce an effect upon something else.
- n. (countable) A group that aims to attack, control, or constrain.
- n. (uncountable) The ability to attack, control, or constrain.
- n. (countable) A magic trick in which the outcome is known to the magician beforehand, especially one involving…
- n. (law) Legal validity.
- n. (law) Either unlawful violence, as in a "forced entry", or lawful compulsion.
- n. (linguistics, semantics, pragmatics) Ability of an utterance or its element (word, form, prosody, …) to…
- n. (science fiction) A binding, metaphysical, and ubiquitous power in the fictional universe of the Star…
- v. (transitive) To violate (a woman); to rape.
- v. (obsolete, reflexive, intransitive) To exert oneself, to do one's utmost.
- v. (transitive) To compel (someone or something) to do something.
- v. (transitive) To constrain by force; to overcome the limitations or resistance of.
- v. (transitive) To drive (something) by force, to propel (generally + prepositional phrase or adverb).
- v. (transitive) To cause to occur (despite inertia, resistance etc.); to produce through force.
- v. (transitive) To forcibly open (a door, lock etc.).
- v. To obtain or win by strength; to take by violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault; to…
- v. (transitive, baseball) To create an out by touching a base in advance of a runner who has no base to return…
- v. (whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a trick by leading a suit that he/she does not hold.
- v. (archaic) To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding; to enforce.
- v. (archaic) To provide with forces; to reinforce; to strengthen by soldiers; to man; to garrison.
- v. (obsolete) To allow the force of; to value; to care for.
- n. (countable, Northern England) A waterfall or cascade.
- v. To stuff; to lard; to farce.
foul- adj. Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
- adj. (of words or a way of speaking) obscene, vulgar or abusive.
- adj. Detestable, unpleasant.
- adj. Disgusting, repulsive; causing disgust.
- adj. (obsolete) Ugly; homely; poor.
- adj. (of the weather) Unpleasant, stormy or rainy.
- adj. Dishonest or not conforming to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.
- adj. (nautical) Entangled and therefore restricting free movement, not clear.
- adj. (baseball) Outside of the base lines; in foul territory.
- v. (transitive) To make dirty.
- v. (transitive) To besmirch.
- v. (transitive) To clog or obstruct.
- v. (transitive, nautical) To entangle.
- v. (transitive, basketball) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
- v. (transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
- v. (intransitive) To become clogged.
- v. (intransitive) To become entangled.
- v. (intransitive, basketball) To commit a foul.
- v. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
- n. (sports) A breach of the rules of a game, especially one involving inappropriate contact with an opposing…
- n. (bowling) A (usually accidental) contact between a bowler and the lane before the bowler has released…
- n. (baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
gist- n. The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux…
- n. (law, dated) The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
- n. (obsolete) Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.
- v. To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.
glut- n. an excess, too much.
- n. That which is swallowed.
- n. Something that fills up an opening; a clog.
- n. A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks.
- n. (mining) A piece of wood used to fill up behind cribbing or tubbing.
- n. (bricklaying) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to fill out a course.
- n. (architecture) An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.
- n. A block used for a fulcrum.
- n. The broad-nosed eel (Anguilla latirostris), found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.
- v. To fill to capacity, to satisfy all requirement or demand, to sate.
- v. To eat gluttonously or to satiety.
gorge- n. A deep narrow passage with steep rocky sides; a ravine.
- n. The throat or gullet.
- n. That which is gorged or swallowed, especially by a hawk or other fowl.
- n. A filling or choking of a passage or channel by an obstruction.
- n. (architecture) A concave moulding; a cavetto.
- n. (nautical) The groove of a pulley.
- n. (fishing) A primitive device used instead of a hook, consisting of an object easy to swallow but difficult…
- n. (heraldry) A whirlpool.
- v. (reflexive, often followed by on) To eat greedily and in large quantities.
- v. To swallow, especially with greediness, or in large mouthfuls or quantities.
- v. To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate.
- adj. (Britain, slang) Gorgeous.
gormandise- v. Alternative spelling of gourmandise.
gormandize- v. Alternative spelling of gourmandise.
gourmandize- v. Alternative spelling of gourmandise.
heart- n. (anatomy) A muscular organ that pumps blood through the body, traditionally thought to be the seat of…
- n. (uncountable) Emotions, kindness, moral effort, or spirit in general.
- n. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage,…
- n. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.
- n. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.
- n. (archaic) A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address.
- n. A conventional shape or symbol used to represent the heart, love, or emotion: ♥ or sometimes <3.
- n. A playing card of the suit hearts featuring one or more heart-shaped symbols.
- n. The centre, essence, or core.
- v. (transitive, poetic or humorous) To be fond of. Often bracketed or abbreviated with a heart symbol.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage.
- v. (transitive, masonry) To fill an interior with rubble, as a wall or a breakwater.
- v. (intransitive, agriculture, botany) To form a dense cluster of leaves, a heart, especially of lettuce…
hokum- n. Meaningless nonsense with an outward appearance of being impressive and legitimate.
hooey- n. (slang) Silly talk or writing; nonsense, silliness, or fake assertion(s).
impregnate- v. (transitive) To cause to become pregnant.
- v. (transitive) To fertilize.
- v. (transitive) To saturate, or infuse.
- v. (transitive) To fill pores or spaces with a substance.
- v. (intransitive, dated) To become pregnant.
info- n. (informal) Short form of the word information.
information- n. Things that are or can be known about a given topic; communicable knowledge of something.
- n. The act of informing or imparting knowledge; notification.
- n. (law) A statement of criminal activity brought before a judge or magistrate; in the UK, used to inform…
- n. (obsolete) The act of informing against someone, passing on incriminating knowledge; accusation.
- n. (now rare) The systematic imparting of knowledge; education, training.
- n. (now rare) The creation of form; the imparting of a given quality or characteristic; forming, animation.
- n. (computing) […] the meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in its…
- n. (Christianity) Divine inspiration.
- n. A service provided by telephone which provides listed telephone numbers of a subscriber.
- n. (information theory) Any unambiguous abstract data, the smallest possible unit being the bit.
- n. As contrasted with data, information is processed to extract relevant data.
- n. (IT industry jargon) Any ordered sequence of symbols (or signals) (that could contain a message).
ingurgitate- v. To swallow greedily or in large amounts; gulp; gorge; guzzle.
- v. To swallow up, as in a gulf.
inwardness- n. The characteristic of being inward; directed towards the inside.
- n. (obsolete) Internal or true state; essential nature.
- n. (obsolete) intimacy; familiarity.
- n. (obsolete) heartiness; earnestness.
kernel- n. The core, center, or essence of an object or system.
- n. The central (usually edible) part of a nut, especially once the hard shell has been removed.
- n. A single seed or grain, especially of corn or wheat.
- n. (US) The stone of certain fruits, such as peaches or plums.
- n. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.
- n. (computing) The central part of many computer operating systems which manages the system's resources and…
- n. (calculus) A function used to define an integral transform.
- n. (mathematics) A set of pairs of a mapping's domain which are mapped to the same value.
- n. (mathematics, algebra) Those elements, in the domain of a function, which the function maps to zero.
- n. (mathematics, fuzzy set theory) The set of members of a fuzzy set that are fully included (i.e., whose…
- n. (slang) The human clitoris.
lug- n. The act of hauling or dragging.
- n. That which is hauled or dragged.
- n. Anything that moves slowly.
- n. A lug nut.
- n. (electricity) A device for terminating an electrical conductor to facilitate the mechanical connection;…
- n. A part of something which sticks out, used as a handle or support.
- n. A fool, a large man.
- n. (Britain) An ear or ear lobe.
- n. A wood box used for transporting fruit or vegetables.
- n. (slang) A request for money, as for political purposes.
- n. (Britain, dialect) A rod or pole.
- n. (Britain, dialect) A measure of length equal to 16½ feet.
- n. (nautical) A lugsail.
- n. (harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held up.
- n. A lugworm.
- v. (transitive) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull, including its figurative…
- v. (transitive) To run at too slow a speed.
- v. (transitive, nautical) To carry an excessive amount of sail for the conditions prevailing.
marrow- n. (uncountable) The substance inside bones which produces blood cells.
- n. (countable) A kind of vegetable like a large courgette/zucchini or squash.
- n. The essence; the best part.
- n. (Geordie, informal) A friend, pal, buddy, mate.
- n. (Scotland) One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.
material- adj. Having to do with matter; consisting of matter.
- adj. Worldly, as opposed to spiritual.
- adj. (law, accounting) Significant.
- n. Matter which may be shaped or manipulated, particularly in making something.
- n. Text written for a specific purpose.
- n. A sample or specimens for study.
- n. Cloth to be made into a garment.
- n. A person who is qualified for a certain position or activity.
- n. Related data of various kinds, especially if collected as the basis for a document or book.
- n. The substance that something is made or composed of.
- v. (obsolete, transitive) To form from matter; to materialize.
matter- n. Substance, material.
- n. A condition, subject or affair, especially one of concern.
- n. An approximate amount or extent.
- n. (obsolete) The essence; the pith; the embodiment.
- n. (obsolete) Inducing cause or reason, especially of anything disagreeable or distressing.
- n. (dated) Pus.
- v. (intransitive) To be important.
- v. (transitive, obsolete outside dialects) To care about, to mind; to find important.
- v. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate.
meaninglessness- n. The state of lacking meaning; the quality of being meaningless.
- n. Anything that is meaningless.
meat- n. (now archaic, dialectal) Food, for animals or humans, especially solid food. See also meat and drink.
- n. (now rare) A type of food, a dish.
- n. (now archaic) A meal.
- n. (uncountable) The flesh of an animal used as food.
- n. (uncountable) Any relatively thick, solid part of a fruit, nut etc.
- n. (slang) A penis.
- n. (countable) A type of meat, by anatomic position and provenance.
- n. (colloquial) The best or most substantial part of something.
- n. (sports) The sweet spot of a bat or club (in cricket, golf, baseball etc.).
- n. A meathead.
- n. (Australian Aboriginal) A totem, or (by metonymy) a clan or clansman which uses it.
nitty-gritty- n. (colloquial) The essence or core of something; the details.
nonsense- n. Letters or words, in writing or speech, that have no meaning or seem to have no meaning.
- n. An untrue statement.
- n. Something foolish.
- n. (literature) A type of poetry that contains strange or surreal ideas, as, for example, that written by…
- n. (biology) A damaged DNA sequence whose products are not biologically active, that is, that does nothing.
- v. To make nonsense of.
- v. To attempt to dismiss as nonsense.
- v. (intransitive) To joke around, to waste time.
- adj. (biochemistry) Resulting from the substitution of a nucleotide in a sense codon, causing it to become…
- adj. nonsensical.
nonsensicality- n. (uncountable) The state or condition of being nonsensical.
- n. (countable) A nonsensical belief, remark, etc.
nub- n. (obsolete) The innermost section of a chrysalis in a silk cocoon.
- n. A small lump or knob.
- n. The essence or core of an issue, argument etc.
- n. (slang) The clitoris.
- v. (baseball) To hit the ball weakly.
- v. To push; to nudge.
- v. To beckon.
- n. (Internet, slang) A noob; a newcomer or incompetent.
object- n. A thing that has physical existence.
- n. Objective; the goal, end or purpose of something.
- n. (grammar) The noun phrase which is an internal complement of a verb phrase or a prepositional phrase.…
- n. A person or thing toward which an emotion is directed.
- n. (object-oriented programming) An instantiation of a class or structure.
- n. (category theory) An element within a category upon which functions operate. Thus, a category consists…
- n. (obsolete) Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
- v. (intransitive) To disagree with something or someone; especially in a Court of Law, to raise an objection.
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach;…
- v. (transitive, obsolete) To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
overeatovergorgeoverindulge- v. (transitive, intransitive) To indulge to excess.
personalty- n. (law) Any property that is movable; that is, not real estate.
- n. The state of being a person; personality.
pith- n. The soft, spongy substance in the center of the stems of many plants and trees.
- n. The spongy interior substance of a feather.
- n. The spinal cord; the marrow.
- n. The albedo of a citrus fruit.
- n. (figuratively) The essential or vital part.
- v. (transitive) To extract the pith from (a plant stem or tree).
- v. (transitive) To kill (especially cattle or laboratory animals) by cutting or piercing the spinal cord.
poppycock- n. (colloquial) foolish talk; nonsense.
push- v. (transitive, intransitive) To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or…
- v. (transitive) To continually attempt to persuade (a person) into a particular course of action.
- v. (transitive) To press or urge forward; to drive.
- v. (transitive) To continually promote (a point of view, a product for sale, etc.).
- v. (informal, transitive) To approach; to come close to.
- v. (intransitive) To tense the muscles in the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- v. (intransitive) To continue to attempt to persuade a person into a particular course of action.
- v. To make a higher bid at an auction.
- v. (poker) To make an all-in bet.
- v. (chess, transitive) To move (a pawn) directly forward.
- v. (computing) To add (a data item) to the top of a stack.
- v. (computing) To publish (an update, etc.) by transmitting it to other computers.
- v. (obsolete) To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
- v. To burst out of its pot, as a bud or shoot.
- v. (snooker) To strike the cue ball in such a way that it stays in contact with the cue and object ball at…
- n. A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
- n. An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
- n. A great effort (to do something).
- n. An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
- n. (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company…
- n. A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score.
- n. (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
- n. (Internet, uncountable) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request,…
- n. (dated) A crowd or throng or people.
- n. (snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same…
- n. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A pustule; a pimple.
quality- n. (uncountable) Level of excellence.
- n. (countable) A property or an attribute that differentiates a thing or person.
- n. (archaic) High social position. (See also the quality.).
- n. (uncountable) The degree to which a man-made object or system is free from bugs and flaws, as opposed…
- n. (thermodynamics) In a two-phase liquid–vapor mixture, the ratio of the mass of vapor present to the total…
- n. (emergency medicine, countable) The third step in OPQRST where the responder investigates what the NOI/MOI…
- adj. Being of good worth, well made, fit for purpose.
satiate- v. (transitive) To fill to satisfaction; to satisfy.
- v. (transitive) To satisfy to excess. To fill to satiety.
- adj. Filled to satisfaction or to excess.
saturate- v. To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or soaked (especially with a liquid).
- v. To satisfy the affinity of; to cause a substance to become inert by chemical combination with all that…
shove- v. To push, especially roughly or with force.
- v. To move off or along by an act of pushing, as with an oar or pole used in a boat; sometimes with off.
- v. (poker, by ellipsis) To make an all-in bet.
- v. (slang) To pass (counterfeit money).
- n. A rough push.
- n. (poker slang) An all-in bet.
squeeze- v. (transitive) To apply pressure to from two or more sides at once.
- v. (transitive, intransitive) To fit into a tight place.
- v. (transitive) To remove something with difficulty, or apparent difficulty.
- v. (transitive) To put in a difficult position by presenting two or more choices.
- v. (transitive, figuratively) To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to harass.
- v. (transitive, baseball) To attempt to score a runner from third by bunting.
- n. A close or tight fit.
- n. (figuratively) A difficult position.
- n. A hug or other affectionate grasp.
- n. (slang) A romantic partner.
- n. (slang) An illicit alcoholic drink made by squeezing Sterno through cheesecloth, etc., and mixing the…
- n. (baseball) The act of bunting in an attempt to score a runner from third.
- n. (card games) A play that forces an opponent to discard a card that gives up one or more tricks.
- n. (caving) A traversal of a narrow passage.
- n. (epigraphy) An impression of an inscription formed by pressing wet paper onto the surface and peeling…
- n. (mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of the overlying strata.
- n. (dated) A bribe or fee paid to a middleman, especially in China; the practice of requiring such a bribe…
substance- n. Physical matter; material.
- n. The essential part of anything; the most vital part.
- n. Substantiality; solidity; firmness.
- n. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.
- n. A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.
- n. Drugs (illegal narcotics).
- n. (theology) Hypostasis.
sum- n. A quantity obtained by addition or aggregation.
- n. (often plural) An arithmetic computation, especially one posed to a student as an exercise (not necessarily…
- n. A quantity of money.
- n. A summary; the principal points or thoughts when viewed together; the amount; the substance; compendium.
- n. A central idea or point.
- n. The utmost degree.
- n. (obsolete) An old English measure of corn equal to the quarter.
- v. (transitive) To add together.
- v. (transitive) To give a summary of.
- n. The basic unit of money in Kyrgyzstan.
- n. The basic unit of money in Uzbekistan.
- pron. (African American Vernacular) Eye dialect spelling of some.
thrust- n. (fencing) An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point.
- n. A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.).
- n. The force generated by propulsion, as in a jet engine.
- n. (figuratively) The primary effort; the goal.
- v. (intransitive) To make advance with force.
- v. (transitive) To force something upon someone.
- v. (transitive) To push out or extend rapidly or powerfully.
- v. (transitive) To push or drive with force; to shove.
- v. (intransitive) To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.
- v. To stab; to pierce; usually with through.
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