Hypernyms for "stuff"
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abradant
abrasive
abrasive material
adhesive
adhesive agent
adhesive material
aggregate
ammunition
animal material
atom
ballast
bedding
bedding material
bimetal
builder
chemical
chemical substance
chock up
color
coloring material
colour
colouring material
composite material
conductor
contaminant
contamination
cork
corpuscle
cram
detergent builder
detritus
diamagnet
dielectric
discharge
doodad
doohickey
doojigger
dust
earth
elastomer
emission
etcetera
fiber
fibre
fill
fill out
filling
floc
floccule
fluff
foam
gimmick
gismo
gizmo
ground
gubbins
HAZMAT
homogenate
humate
impregnation
insulator
jam
jampack
litter
mineral
molecule
mote
nonconductor
overstuff
packing
packing material
pad
paper
particle
particulate
particulate matter
plant material
plant substance
precursor
radioactive material
ram
raw material
rind
rock
sealing material
sorbate
sorbent
sorbent material
speck
staple
stone
sundries
thickener
thickening
thingamabob
thingamajig
thingmabob
thingmajig
thingumabob
thingumajig
thingummy
toner
translucent substance
transparent substance
undercut
vernix
vernix caseosa
wad
wadding
waste
waste material
waste matter
waste product
whatchamacallit
whatchamacallum
whatsis
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What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.