stuffing
Bread-based cavity filling
Stuffing is material used to fill something.
A pillow or teddy bear contains stuffing—soft material that gives it shape and bulk.
In cooking, stuffing is a seasoned mixture of bread, vegetables, and herbs packed inside poultry or vegetables before roasting: The turkey stuffing had chestnuts and sage.
To knock the stuffing out of someone is to defeat or demoralize them thoroughly.
Dried, crushed loaf pieces
- sageWisdom keeper or seasoning
- thymeAromatic culinary herb
- herbsPlants for seasoning
- celeryEdible ribbed stalks
onion · garlic · butter · sausage · cornbread · chestnut · seasoning · giblets
Wattled North American fowl
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- cranberryAcidic red bog fruit
- dressingSauce for salads
- casseroleSlow-cooked oven dish
harvest · cornucopia · pumpkin · Thanksgiving · family · gathering · tradition · feast
Material for cushioning
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- battingSwinging at pitches
- foamBubble-filled substance
fiberfill · polyester · wadding · upholstery · kapok · down · polyfill · cotton
Putting items in containers
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- compressingForcing into less space
- forcingCompelling through pressure
wedging · loading · filling · shoving · pressing · pushing · overloading · squashing
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- fullnessState of being complete
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- satiationState of complete fulfillment
- indulgenceYielding to desire
feasting · gluttony · bingeing · excess · overindulgence · bursting · food coma · seconds
One-piece intimate garment
toy · squishy · fluffy · dolls · snuggly · nursery · childhood · beanbag
Steadily increasing in degree
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
- specimenIndividual for examination
- trophyAward for winning
- tanningCuring hides or bronzing
form · pose · glass eyes · sawdust · wire · armature · naturalist · display
breadcrumbs
Dried, crushed loaf pieces
celery · onion · garlic · butter · sausage · cornbread · chestnut · seasoning · giblets · rosemary
turkey
Wattled North American fowl
casserole · harvest · cornucopia · pumpkin · Thanksgiving · family · gathering · tradition · feast · roast
padding
Material for cushioning
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- cushioningSoftening force or fall
- battingSwinging at pitches
foam · fiberfill · polyester · wadding · upholstery · kapok · down · polyfill · cotton · lining
packing
Putting items in containers
- squeezingPressing inward firmly
- jammingBlocking or wedging forcefully
- compressingForcing into less space
forcing · wedging · loading · filling · shoving · pressing · pushing · overloading · squashing · tightening
overeating
Consuming beyond bodily needs
- fullnessState of being complete
- bloatingSwollen, expanded state
- satiationState of complete fulfillment
indulgence · feasting · gluttony · bingeing · excess · overindulgence · bursting · food coma · seconds · helpings
teddy
One-piece intimate garment
plushie · toy · squishy · fluffy · dolls · snuggly · nursery · childhood · beanbag · pillow
mounting
Steadily increasing in degree
- preservingProtecting from deterioration
- specimenIndividual for examination
- trophyAward for winning
tanning · form · pose · glass eyes · sawdust · wire · armature · naturalist · display · lifelike
- eatingchewing, biting, swallowing, nibbling, munching
- comfort foodbeef stew, chicken soup, fried chicken, mac and cheese, mashed potatoes
- festive foodsChristmas ham, Christmas pudding, Easter eggs, wedding cake, birthday cake
- fiberscotton, wool, silk, linen, hemp
- holiday mealsroast turkey, glazed ham, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy
- NovemberThanksgiving, Veterans Day, Election Day, Remembrance Day, All Saints Day
stuffingemptying
Removing all contents
removing · extracting · unstuffing · hollowing out · hollowing
stuffingemptiness
Absence of substance
hollowness · vacancy · void · bareness
stuffingfasting
Deliberate food avoidance
starving · dieting · abstaining · restricting · nibbling
- ballot stuffingFraudulent vote inflation
- knock the stuffing out ofDefeat utterly and exhaustingly
- stuffing the ballot boxSubmitting fraudulent votes
- stuffing envelopesFilling mailers with contents
- stuffing faceEating voraciously and fast
- sausage stuffingSeasoned meat-bread dressing