tussock

[ tuhs-uhk ]

/ ˈtʌs ək /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR tussock ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like.

Origin of tussock

1540–50; apparently akin to Middle High German zūsach thicket, derivative of zūse lock (of hair), brushwood. See -ock

OTHER WORDS FROM tussock

tussocked, adjective

Words nearby tussock

tussie-mussie, tussis, tussive, tussive fremitus, tussle, tussock, tussock caterpillar, tussock grass, tussock moth, tussocky, tussore

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Example sentences from the Web for tussock

This species occurs commonly on the tussock lands from Christchurch to Invercargill.
New Zealand Moths and Butterflies|G. V. Hudson
The shells of snow over these pockets were traps for our feet; but we scrambled down, and presently came to patches of tussock.
South!|Sir Ernest Shackleton
There was Mrs. Woodcock peeping at him from behind a tussock of grass.
The Burgess Bird Book for Children|Thornton W. Burgess
They build nests of tussock on rocks close to the water or maybe on the ground.
The Home of the Blizzard|Douglas Mawson

A yellow streak hurled itself though the air, as Puck, who had been investigating a tussock for lizards, awoke to the situation.
A Little Bush Maid|Mary Grant Bruce

British Dictionary definitions for tussock

tussock

/ (ˈtʌsək) /

noun

a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass

Australian and NZ

short for tussock grass
the tussock country where tussock grass grows

Derived forms of tussock

tussocky, adjective

Word Origin for tussock

C16: perhaps related to tusk

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单词	tussock
释义	tussock [ tuhs-uhk ] / ˈtʌs ək / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tussock ON THESAURUS.COM noun a tuft or clump of growing grass or the like. Origin of tussock 1540–50; apparently akin to Middle High German zūsach thicket, derivative of zūse lock (of hair), brushwood. See -ock OTHER WORDS FROM tussock tussocked, adjective Words nearby tussock tussie-mussie, tussis, tussive, tussive fremitus, tussle, tussock, tussock caterpillar, tussock grass, tussock moth, tussocky, tussore Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tussock This species occurs commonly on the tussock lands from Christchurch to Invercargill. New Zealand Moths and Butterflies\|G. V. Hudson The shells of snow over these pockets were traps for our feet; but we scrambled down, and presently came to patches of tussock. South!\|Sir Ernest Shackleton There was Mrs. Woodcock peeping at him from behind a tussock of grass. The Burgess Bird Book for Children\|Thornton W. Burgess They build nests of tussock on rocks close to the water or maybe on the ground. The Home of the Blizzard\|Douglas Mawson A yellow streak hurled itself though the air, as Puck, who had been investigating a tussock for lizards, awoke to the situation. A Little Bush Maid\|Mary Grant Bruce British Dictionary definitions for tussock tussock / (ˈtʌsək) / noun a dense tuft of vegetation, esp of grass Australian and NZ short for tussock grass the tussock country where tussock grass grows Derived forms of tussock tussocky, adjective Word Origin for tussock C16: perhaps related to tusk Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tussock group, shock, collection, cluster, knot, bunch, cowlick, topknot, feathers, ruff, plumage
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tussock

noun

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Example sentences from the Web for tussock

British Dictionary definitions for tussock

noun

Derived forms of tussock

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