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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
A 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. More Pronunciations of 'tuft'
tuft meaning, definition, what is tuft: a bunch of hair, feathers, grass etc gro...: Learn more.
