See stuff in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
That from which things are or can be made:
material, matter, substance. Idiom: grist for one's mill. See matterThe most central and material part:
core, essence, gist, heart, kernel, marrow, meat, nub, pith, quintessence, root1, soul, spirit, substance. (Law) gravamen. See be- (Informal)
One's portable property:
belonging (often used in plural), effect (used in plural), good (used in plural), lares and penates, personal effects, personal property, possession (used in plural), property, thing (often used in plural). (Law) chattel, movable (often used in plural). See owned The basic substance or essential elements of character that qualify a person for a specified role:
material, timber. See be
verb
To fill to excess by compressing or squeezing tightly:
cram, crowd, jam, load, mob, pack. (Informal) jam-pack. See full, tighten
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