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2 : a place where motion pictures are made

3 : a place equipped for the transmission of radio or television programs

stu·di·ous adjective : devoted to study

— stu·di·ous·ly adverb

1study noun, plural stud·ies 1 : the use of the mind to gain knowledge

2 : the act or process of learning about something

3 : careful examination

4 : INTENT, PURPOSE

5 : a branch of learning

6 : a room esp. for reading and writing

7 : a state of contemplation

Synonyms

[3] examination, exploration, inquiry, investigation, probe, research—more at INQUIRY

[7] reverie, trance, woolgathering—more at REVERIE

2study verb stud·ied; study·ing 1 : to engage in study or the study of

2 : to consider attentively or in detail

Synonyms

chew over, cogitate, consider, contemplate, debate, deliberate, entertain, meditate, mull, ponder, question, ruminate, think, weigh—more at PONDER

1stuff noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF estuffes goods, fr. estuffer to fill in (with rubble), furnish, equip, of Gmc origin]

1 : personal property

2 : raw material

3 : a finished textile fabric; especially : a worsted fabric

4 : writing, talk, or ideas of little or transitory worth

5 : an unspecified material substance or aggregate of matter

6 : fundamental material

7 : special knowledge or capability

Synonyms

[2] material, raw material, substance

[6] essence, nature, quintessence, soul, substance—more at ESSENCE

[7] capability, credentials, qualification—more at QUALIFICATION

2stuff verb 1 : to fill by packing things in : CRAM

2 : to eat greedily : GORGE

3 : to prepare (as meat) by filling with a stuffing

4 : to fill (as a cushion) with a soft material

5 : to stop up : PLUG

Synonyms

[1] charge, cram, fill, heap, jam, jam-pack, load, pack—more at FILL

[2] glut, gorge, sate, surfeit—more at GORGE

[5] block, choke, clog, close, congest, dam, jam, obstruct, plug, stop—more at CLOG

stuffed shirt noun : a smug, conceited, and usu. pompous and inflexibly conservative person

stuff·ing noun : material used to fill tightly; especially : a mixture of bread crumbs and spices used to stuff food

Synonyms

fill, filler, filling, padding—more at FILLING

stuffy adjective stuff·i·er; -est 1 : lacking in vitality or interest : STODGY

2 : lacking fresh air : CLOSE; also : blocked up

Synonyms

[1] drab, dreary, dry, dull, flat, heavy, humdrum, leaden, monotonous, ponderous, stupid, tame, uninteresting, weary

[2] breathless, close; also unventilated; heavy, thick, oppressive

Antonyms

airy, breezy

stul·ti·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to cause to appear foolish or stupid

2 : to impair, invalidate, or make ineffective

3 : to have a dulling effect on

— stul·ti·fi·ca·tion noun

1stumble verb stum·bled; stum·bling 1 : to blunder morally

2 : to trip in walking or running

3 a : to walk unsteadily

b : to speak or act in a blundering or clumsy manner

4 : to happen by chance

5 : to come unexpectedly or by chance

Synonyms

[2] fall, slip, topple, trip, tumble—more at FALL

[3a] clump, flounder, limp, lumber, scuff, scuffle, shamble, shuffle, tramp, tromp—more at LUMBER

usually stumble on or stumble onto or stumble upon [5] chance, encounter, find, happen, hit, meet, stumble—more at HAPPEN (on or upon)

2stumble noun : an act or instance of stumbling

Synonyms

fall, slip, spill, tumble—more at FALL

blunder, error, fault, flub, fumble, goof, lapse, miscue, misstep, mistake, oversight, slip—more at ERROR

stumbling block noun : an obstacle to belief, understanding, or progress

Synonyms

bar, block, clog, crimp, drag, embarrassment, hindrance, let, obstacle, stop—more at OBSTACLE

1stump noun 1 : the base of a bodily part (as a leg or tooth) left after the rest is removed

2 : the part of a plant and esp. a tree remaining with the root after the trunk is cut off

3 : a place or occasion for political public speaking

2stump verb 1 : BAFFLE, PERPLEX

2 : to clear (land) of stumps

3 : to tour (a region) making political speeches

4 : to walk clumsily and heavily