The difference between Stuff and Substance

When used as nouns, stuff means miscellaneous items, whereas substance means physical matter.

When used as verbs, stuff means to fill by crowding something into, whereas substance means to give substance to.

check bellow for the other definitions of Stuff and Substance

  1. Stuff as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "What is all that stuff on your bedroom floor?  nowrap He didn't want his pockets to bulge so he was walking around with all his stuff in his hands."

  2. Stuff as a noun (slang, informal):

    Things; trivial details.

    Examples:

    "I had to do some stuff."

  3. Stuff as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "synonyms: matter Thesaurus:substance"

  4. Stuff as a noun:

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

  5. Stuff as a noun:

    Abstract substance or character.

  6. Stuff as a noun (informal):

    Examples:

    "synonyms: doodad thingamabob Thesaurus:thingy"

    "Can I have some of that stuff on my ice-cream sundae?"

  7. Stuff as a noun (slang):

    Narcotic drugs, especially heroin.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: dope gear Thesaurus:recreational drug"

  8. Stuff as a noun (obsolete, uncountable):

    Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.

  9. Stuff as a noun (obsolete):

    A medicine or mixture; a potion.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  10. Stuff as a noun (obsolete):

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

    Examples:

    "synonyms: garbage rubbish Thesaurus:trash"

  11. 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.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ham. Nav. Encyc"

  12. Stuff as a noun:

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

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  1. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "She stuffed the turkey for Thanksgiving using her secret stuffing recipe."

  2. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

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

    Examples:

    "He stuffed his clothes into the closet and shut the door."

  3. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To load goods into a container for transport.

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

    To sate.

    Examples:

    "I’m stuffed after having eaten all that turkey, mashed potatoes and delicious stuffing."

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

    To break.

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

    To sexually penetrate.

  7. 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.

    Examples:

    "I got stuffed by that guy on the supermoto going into that turn, almost causing us to crash. "

  8. Stuff as a verb:

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

  9. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

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

  10. Stuff as a verb (transitive):

    To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.

  11. 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.

  12. Stuff as a verb (transitive, computing):

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

  13. Stuff as a verb (pronominal):

    To eat, especially in a hearty or greedy manner.

  1. Substance as a noun:

    Physical matter; material.

  2. Substance as a noun:

    The essential part of anything; the most vital part.

  3. Substance as a noun:

    Substantiality; solidity; firmness.

    Examples:

    "Some textile fabrics have little substance."

  4. Substance as a noun:

    Material possessions; estate; property; resources.

    Examples:

    "a man of substance'"

  5. Substance as a noun:

    A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.

  6. Substance as a noun:

    Drugs

    Examples:

    "'substance abuse"

  7. Substance as a noun (theology):

    Hypostasis.

  1. Substance as a verb (rare, transitive):

    To give substance to; to make real or substantial.

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