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View usage for: (tʌft) Word forms: plural tuftscountable nounA tuft of something such as hair or grass is a small amount of it which is growing together in one place or is held together at the bottom. He had a small tuft of hair on his chin. [+ of] ...tufts of wool torn from sheep by bushes and brambles. Synonyms: clump, bunch, shock, collection More Synonyms of tuft (tʌft) noun1. a bunch of feathers, grass, hair, etc, held together at the base 2. a cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress, a quilt, etc, to secure and strengthen the padding 3. a small clump of trees or bushes 4. (formerly) a gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities 5. a person entitled to wear such a tassel verb6. (transitive) to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts 7. to form or be formed into tufts 8. to secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc) with tufts Derived forms tufter (ˈtufter) noun Word origin C14: perhaps from Old French tufe, of Germanic origin; compare top1 (tʌft) noun1. a bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. growing closely together or attached at the base 2. any similar cluster ; specif.,a. a clump of plants or trees b. the fluffy ball forming the end of any of the clusters of threads drawn tightly through a mattress, quilt, etc. tohold the padding in place c. a decorative button to which such a tuft is fastened verb transitive3. to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts 4. to secure the padding of (a quilt, mattress, etc.) by regularly spaced tufts verb intransitive5. to grow in or form into tufts Derived forms tufter (ˈtufter) noun Word origin ME (with unhistoric -t) < OFr tufe, prob. < L tufa, a kind of helmet crest Examples of 'tuft' in a sentencetuft Definition a bunch of feathers, grass, hair, threads, etc., held together at the base He had a small tuft of hair on his chin. Additional synonymsDefinition a number of things growing, fastened, or grouped together She had fallen asleep clutching a fat bunch of grapes. Synonyms cluster, clump, bundle, rick, parcel, tuftDefinition a number of people or things grouped together A cluster of men blocked the doorway. Synonyms gathering, group, collection, bunch (informal), knot, clump, assemblage, aggregateDefinition a group of people A collection of people of all ages assembled to pay their respects. Synonyms group, company, crowd, gathering, assembly, cluster, congregation, assortment, assemblage- tuck in
- tuck into something
- tuck someone in
- tuft
- tug
- tuition
- tumble
Additional synonymsDefinition a small cluster or huddled group Synonyms cluster, collection, mass, pile, bunch, heap, clump, tuft, aggregation |