Item and Stuff

Item

Item noun - A separate part in a list, account, or series.

Usage example: she got all the items on her grocery list except cereal

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Stuff and item are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stuff" instead a noun "Item".

Nearby Words: itemize, itemise, itemised

Stuff noun - A skill, an ability, or knowledge that makes a person able to do a particular job.

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Item and stuff are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Item" instead a noun "Stuff".

Nearby Words: stuffy, stuffed, stuffing, stuffiness

good	good item	good stuff
valuable	valuable item	valuable stuff
expensive	expensive item	expensive stuff
nice	nice item	nice stuff
Other adjectives: special, best, better, similar, normal, standard, free, small, actual, real, useless, important, magic, new, useful, hot, mundane, extra, random, basic, magical.

Ain't No Rule against putting a single item for sale at a huge price so people buying stuff for crafting professions accidentally buy one item instead of a full stack.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Video Games
And to do a running jump, you have to hold down the use item button, which frequently wastes your stuff because there's no way to unequip an item.

Source: Nintendo Hard / Platform Games
It's still a collector's item for Elvis fans as it is extremely rare and a Bile Fascination for people searching stuff that is So Bad, It's Horrible.

Source: Old Shame / Music

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