Stuff and Zap

Stuff

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

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

Nearby Words: stuffy, stuffed, stuffing, stuffiness

Zap noun - A sudden event that imparts energy or excitement, usually with a dramatic impact.

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Stuff and zap are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Stuff" instead a noun "Zap".

Nearby Word: zapping

body	stuff body	zap body
hand	stuff hand	zap hand
time	stuff time	zap time
box	stuff box	zap box
Other words: nothing, kids, corpses.

And after that, the Earth's magnetic field "heaves" a little when hit by all this stuff, and that magnetic effect can zap anything connected to really long wires.

Source: EMP
The reason for favouring projectiles in fiction is Rule of Cool — while subjecting stuff to melting or explosive evaporation is cool, broken pieces of the same stuff flying away with a boom may be even better than the mediocre zap of a laser.

Source: Kinetic Weapons Are Just Better

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