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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. [Middle English, probably alteration of Old French tofe, from Late Latin tufa, helmet crest, or of Germanic origin.] 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 adjtuft (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
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I tuft | you tuft | he/she/it tufts | we tuft | you tuft | they tuft |
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I tufted | you tufted | he/she/it tufted | we tufted | you tufted | they tufted |
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I am tufting | you are tufting | he/she/it is tufting | we are tufting | you are tufting | they are tufting |
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I have tufted | you have tufted | he/she/it has tufted | we have tufted | you have tufted | they have tufted |
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I was tufting | you were tufting | he/she/it was tufting | we were tufting | you were tufting | they were tufting |
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I had tufted | you had tufted | he/she/it had tufted | we had tufted | you had tufted | they had tufted |
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I will tuft | you will tuft | he/she/it will tuft | we will tuft | you will tuft | they will tuft |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would tuft | you would tuft | he/she/it would tuft | we would tuft | you would tuft | they would tuft |
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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 | ThesaurusNoun | 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 |
tuftnoun clump, bunch, shock, collection, knot, cluster, tussock, topknot He had a small tuft of hair on his chin.Translationstuft (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 tuft
tuft1. a small clump of trees or bushes 2. (formerly) a gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities tuft[təft] (geology) mound tuft
tuft [tuft] a small clump, cluster, or coil.tuft (tŭft), A cluster, clump, or bunch, as of hairs.TUFT
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tuft
Synonyms for tuftnoun clumpSynonyms- clump
- bunch
- shock
- collection
- knot
- cluster
- tussock
- topknot
Synonyms for tuftnoun a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grassSynonymsRelated Words- bunch
- clump
- cluster
- clustering
- wisp
- hexenbesen
- staghead
- witch broom
- witches' broom
- coma
noun a bunch of feathers or hairRelated Words |