Meanings (ES + gloss)
cosa • coso
Used as placeholder, usually for material of unknown type or name.
Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?
It had been his intention to go to Wimbledon, but as he himself said: “Why be blooming well frizzled when you can hear all the results over the wireless.[…]You stand by, Janet, and…
Phrases
and stuffbreadstuffdon't sweat the small stuffdrinkstuffdyestufffeeding stufffeedingstufffeedstufffolding stufffoodstuffgood stuffjoy-to-stuff ratiokid stuffmade of sterner stuffright stuffsame old stuffsob stuffsourstuffstuff and nonsensestuff dreams are made ofstuff sackstuffaronistuffingwaterstuff
Word forms
Meanings (ES + gloss)
atiborrar • emborrar • rellenar • retellenar
To fill by packing or crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.
I'm going to stuff this pillow with feathers.
Lest the gods, for sin, / Should with a swelling dropsy stuff thy skin.
empacar • henchir • meter
To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.
He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door.
Put them [roses] into a[…] glass, with narrow mouths, stuffing them close together […] and [they] retain[…] smell […][and] colour.
embotir (disused) • embutir • rellenar • retellenar
To fill with seasoning.
She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret recipe.
llenar
To sate.
I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing.
atiborrarse • darse un hartazgo • darse una hartada • darse una panzada empacharse • empapuzarse
To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.
She sits on the sofa all day, watching TV and stuffing herself with cream buns.
disecar
To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.
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