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- Dictionarytuft/tʌft/
noun
- 1. a bunch or collection of threads, grass, hair, etc., held or growing together at the base: "scrubby tufts of grass"
verb
- 1. provide with a tuft or tufts: "the fringe can be tasselled or tufted"
- 2. strengthen (upholstery) by passing a cluster of threads through the material, so making depressions at regular intervals.
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a number of short pieces of something, such as hair or grass, that grow close together or are held together at the base: He had only a few tufts of hair on his chin.
The meaning of TUFT is a small cluster of elongated flexible outgrowths attached or close together at the base and free at the opposite ends; especially : a growing bunch of grasses or close-set plants.
1. a bunch or cluster of small, usu. upright but flexible parts, as hair, feathers, flowers, or leaves, that are attached or close together at the base. 2. a cluster of cut threads used decoratively on garments, upholstery, curtains, mattresses, etc. 3. a small clump of bushes, trees, etc. v.t.
noun. 1. 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 bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends. a cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain.
A tuft is a clump or a bunch of something soft and feathery, like a fluffy tuft of fur on your puppy's head. Your patchy front lawn might consist of tufts of weeds surrounded by mud, and your teenage brother's attempt at a beard may be nothing more than a little tuft on his chin.
a number of short pieces of something, such as hair or grass, that grow close together or are held together at the base: He had only a few tufts of hair on his chin.
Definition of tuft noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
tuft meaning, definition, what is tuft: a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc gro...: Learn more.
Tuft definition: A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together.
