tuft

tuft

T0405200 (tŭft)n.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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[Middle English, probably alteration of Old French tofe, from Late Latin tufa, helmet crest, or of Germanic origin.]

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tuft′er n.tuft′y adj.

tuft

(tʌft) n1. a bunch of feathers, grass, hair, etc, held together at the base2. (Knitting & Sewing) a cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress, a quilt, etc, to secure and strengthen the padding3. (Forestry) a small clump of trees or bushes4. (Historical Terms) (formerly) a gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities5. (Historical Terms) a person entitled to wear such a tasselvb6. (tr) to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts7. to form or be formed into tufts8. (Knitting & Sewing) to secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc) with tufts[C14: perhaps from Old French tufe, of Germanic origin; compare top¹] ˈtufter n ˈtufty adj

tuft

(tʌft)

n. 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. 4. to furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts. 5. to arrange in a tuft or tufts. 6. to draw together (a cushion, mattress, etc.) by passing a thread through at regular intervals, the depressions thus produced usu. being ornamented with tufts or buttons. v.i. 7. to form into or grow in a tuft or tufts. [1350–1400; Middle English, variant of toft(e) < Middle French tofe, toffe, of uncertain orig.; E parasitic t as in graft¹] tuft′er, n. tuft′y, adj. tuft•i•er, tuft•i•est.

Tuft

 a small cluster; a small group of trees.

tuft

Past participle: tufted
Gerund: tufting

Imperative
tuft
tuft

Present
I tuft
you tuft
he/she/it tufts
we tuft
you tuft
they tuft

Preterite
I tufted
you tufted
he/she/it tufted
we tufted
you tufted
they tufted

Present Continuous
I am tufting
you are tufting
he/she/it is tufting
we are tufting
you are tufting
they are tufting

Present Perfect
I have tufted
you have tufted
he/she/it has tufted
we have tufted
you have tufted
they have tufted

Past Continuous
I was tufting
you were tufting
he/she/it was tufting
we were tufting
you were tufting
they were tufting

Past Perfect
I had tufted
you had tufted
he/she/it had tufted
we had tufted
you had tufted
they had tufted

Future
I will tuft
you will tuft
he/she/it will tuft
we will tuft
you will tuft
they will tuft

Future Perfect
I will have tufted
you will have tufted
he/she/it will have tufted
we will have tufted
you will have tufted
they will have tufted

Future Continuous
I will be tufting
you will be tufting
he/she/it will be tufting
we will be tufting
you will be tufting
they will be tufting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tufting
you have been tufting
he/she/it has been tufting
we have been tufting
you have been tufting
they have been tufting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tufting
you will have been tufting
he/she/it will have been tufting
we will have been tufting
you will have been tufting
they will have been tufting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tufting
you had been tufting
he/she/it had been tufting
we had been tufting
you had been tufting
they had been tufting

Conditional
I would tuft
you would tuft
he/she/it would tuft
we would tuft
you would tuft
they would tuft

Past Conditional
I would have tufted
you would have tufted
he/she/it would have tufted
we would have tufted
you would have tufted
they would have tufted

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tuft - a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grasstussockbunch, clump, cluster, clustering - a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers"wisp - a small tuft or lock; "wisps of hair"hexenbesen, staghead, witch broom, witches' broom - an abnormal tufted growth of small branches on a tree or shrub caused by fungi or insects or other physiological disturbancecoma - (botany) a usually terminal tuft of bracts (as in the pineapple) or tuft of hairs (especially on certain seeds)
	2.	tuft - a bunch of feathers or hair crest - a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal

tuft

noun clump, bunch, shock, collection, knot, cluster, tussock, topknot He had a small tuft of hair on his chin.

Translations

一簇

tuft

(taft) noun a small bunch or clump (of grass, hair, feathers etc). She sat down on a tuft of grass. 一簇 一簇ˈtufted adjective having or growing in tufts. a tufted carpet; tufted grass. 有簇飾叢毛的，簇狀的 有簇饰丛毛的，簇状的