English dictionary
tuft
/t/@/ft/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
Synonyms tussockSource: WordNet 3.0
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a bunch of feathers or hair
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a <i>tuft</i> of flowers or feathers.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To separate into tufts.
Source: webster1913
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To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.
Source: webster1913