things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewelry, cameras, etc. Never leave cash or other valuables lying around. Thesaurusthings
- stuff
- property
- possessions
- junk
- belongings
- goods
- valuables
- things (somewhat informal) objects, clothing, or tools that you own or that are used for a particular purpose:Can I help you pack your things? This box is full of camping things.
- stuff (informal) used to refer to a group of objects when you do not know their names, when the names are not important, or when it is obvious what you are talking about:Where's all my stuff? Don't forget your swimming stuff.
- property (somewhat formal) a thing or things that are owned by someone:This building is government property. Be careful not to damage other people's property.
- possessions things that you own, especially something that can be moved:Prisoners were allowed no personal possessions except letters and photographs.
- junk things that are considered useless or of little value:I've cleared out all that old junk from the attic.
- belongings possessions that can be moved, especially ones that you have with you at a particular time:Please make sure you have all your belongings with you when leaving the plane.
- goods (somewhat formal or technical) possessions that can be moved:She was found guilty of trading in stolen goods.
- valuables things that are worth a lot of money, especially small personal things such as jewelry or cameras:Never leave cash or other valuables lying around.
- personal things/stuff/property/possessions/belongings
- to collect/gather/pack (up) your things/stuff/possessions/belongings
- to search somebody's/your/the things/stuff/property/belongings
- to go through somebody's/your/the things/stuff/belongings
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