The difference between Root and Stuff

Root as a noun:

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

Root as a noun:

A root vegetable.

Root as a noun:

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Root as a noun:

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

Root as a noun:

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

Root as a noun:

The primary source; origin.

Root as a noun (arithmetic):

Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

Root as a noun (arithmetic):

A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

Root as a noun (analysis):

A zero (of an equation).

Root as a noun (graph theory, computing):

The single node of a tree that has no parent.

Root as a noun (linguistic morphology):

The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

Root as a noun (philology):

A word from which another word or words are derived.

Root as a noun (music):

The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

Root as a noun:

The lowest place, position, or part.

Root as a noun (computing):

In UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.

Root as a noun (computing):

The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

Root as a noun (slang):

A penis, especially the base of a penis.

Root as a verb:

To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

Root as a verb:

To be firmly fixed; to be established.

Root as a verb (computing, slang, transitive):

To break into a computer system and obtain root access.

Root as a verb (ambitransitive):

To turn up or dig with the snout.

Root as a verb (by extension):

To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.

Root as a verb (intransitive):

To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.

Root as a verb (transitive):

To root out; to abolish.

Root as a verb (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, vulgar, slang):

To have sexual intercourse.

Root as a verb (horticulture, intransitive):

To grow roots

Root as a verb (horticulture, transitive):

To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings

Root as a noun (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang):

An act of sexual intercourse.

Root as a noun (Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang):

A sexual partner.

Root as a verb (intransitive, with "for" or "on", US):

To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of.

Stuff as a noun:

Miscellaneous items; things; (with possessive) personal effects.

Stuff as a noun (slang, informal):

Things; trivial details.

Stuff as a noun:

The tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object.

Stuff as a noun:

A material for making clothing; any woven textile, but especially a woollen fabric.

Stuff as a noun:

Abstract substance or character.

Stuff as a noun (informal):

Stuff as a noun (slang):

Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.

Stuff as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):

Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.

Stuff as a noun (obsolete):

A medicine or mixture; a potion.

Stuff as a noun (obsolete):

Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or irrational language; nonsense; trash.

Stuff as a noun (nautical):

A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared for lubrication.

Stuff as a noun:

Paper stock ground ready for use. When partly ground, it is called half stuff.

Stuff as a verb (transitive):

To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess.

Stuff as a verb (transitive):

To fill a space with (something) in a compressed manner.

Stuff as a verb (transitive):

To load goods into a container for transport.

Stuff as a verb (transitive, used in the passive):

To sate.

Stuff as a verb (transitive, British, Australia, New Zealand):

To break.

Stuff as a verb (transitive, vulgar, British, Australia, New Zealand):

To sexually penetrate.

Stuff as a verb (transitive):

To cut off another competitor in a race by disturbing his projected and committed racing line (trajectory) by an abrupt manoeuvre.

Stuff as a verb:

To preserve a dead bird or other animal by filling its skin.

Stuff as a verb (transitive):

To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.

Stuff as a verb (transitive):

To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.

Stuff as a verb (transitive, dated):

To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.

Stuff as a verb (transitive, computing):

To compress (a file or files) in the format, to be unstuffed later.

Stuff as a verb (pronominal):

To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.