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stuff vs stuffs

Both 'stuff' and 'stuffs' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Stuff' is the correct form when referring to a collection of things or materials, while 'stuffs' is the correct form when used as a verb in the third person singular (he/she/it stuffs).

Last updated: March 19, 2024 • 1472 views

stuff

This is the correct form when referring to a collection of things or materials.

Use 'stuff' when talking about a group of items or materials. It is an uncountable noun.

Examples:

I have a lot of stuff to do today.
She packed all her stuff in boxes.

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Forget what this stuff's called.
Half this stuff still has tags.
Every team grab your tent stuff.
All our stuff was about characters.
Every entrance 5 feet thick with the stuff.
Because all that other stuff is over.
This is the stuff Americans eat.
This stuff really blows you away.
You almost left without your stuff.
That stuff looks bad on most people.
You crazy take all this stuff.
Kind of stuff the military uses.
Maybe somebody suggested they spit out the stuff.
Well, just throwing some stuff.
You never been caught with the hard stuff.
I never bothered with that stuff.
That stuff wiped out half our unit.
Hanson was getting his stuff from somewhere.
Anyways, go pack your stuff.
After you hear our bootleg stuff.

Alternatives:

items
belongings
things
possessions
goods

stuffs

This is the correct form when used as a verb in the third person singular (he/she/it stuffs).

Use 'stuffs' as a verb in the third person singular to indicate the action of filling something with a substance or material.

Examples:

She stuffs the turkey with herbs.
He stuffs the pillows with feathers.

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v. stuffed, stuff·ing, stuffs. v.tr. 1. a. To pack (a container) tightly; cram: stuff a Christmas stocking. b. To block (a passage); plug: stuff a crack with caulking. c.
Is there any difference between the words stuff and stuffs? I don't know if stuff is countable or not, but stuffs should be plural, shouldn't it? However, I searched ...
I see some people writing stuffs instead of just stuff which I know is plural. So, wanted to make sure. Like · Reply · 1 · Jan 2, 2013 9:20pm. Load 6 more ...
stuff meaning, definition, what is stuff: a substance, especially when you do not know or say exactly what it is: . Learn more.

Alternatives:

fills
packs
loads
rams
crams

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