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Tuft
see synonyms of tuftNoun
2. tuft
a bunch of feathers or hair
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Tuft
see synonyms of tuftnoun
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 person entitled to wear such a tassel
verb
6. (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
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Tuft
see synonyms of tuft noun
1.
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. to
hold the padding in place
c.
a decorative button to which such a tuft is fastened
verb transitive
3.
to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts
4.
to secure the padding of (a quilt, mattress, etc.) by regularly spaced tufts
verb intransitive
5.
to grow in or form into tufts
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Tuft
see synonyms of tuftn.
1. A short cluster of elongated strands, as of yarn, hair, or grass, attached at the base or growing close together.
2. A dense clump, especially of trees or bushes.
v. tuft·ed, tuft·ing, tufts
v.tr.
1. To furnish or ornament with tufts or a tuft.
2. To pass threads through the layers of (a quilt, mattress, or upholstery), securing the thread ends with a knot or button.
v.intr.
1. To separate or form into tufts.
2. To grow in a tuft.
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