tuft (Meaning)
tuft (n)
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
a bunch of feathers or hair
tuft (n.)
A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a tuft of flowers or feathers.
A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.
A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the English universities; -- so called from the tuft, or gold tassel, on the cap worn by them.
tuft (v. t.)
To separate into tufts.
To adorn with tufts or with a tuft.
tuft (v. i.)
To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.
Synonyms & Antonyms of tuft
tuft Sentence Examples
- The bird perched on a fence, its tuft of feathers bristling in the cold.
- A tuft of grass grew stubbornly from a crack in the pavement.
- She carefully applied eyeliner, creating a delicate tuft at the outer corner of her eye.
- The kitten's tuft of whiskers twitched as it sniffed at a new toy.
- A small tuft of hair protruded from under the old man's cap.
- She brushed her fingers through the soft tuft of hair on her newborn baby's head.
- The artist meticulously painted a tiny tuft of fur on the squirrel's tail.
- A tuft of cotton wool was wrapped around the injured toe.
- The dog's tuft of fur on its chest made it look like it was wearing a tiny scarf.
- The dancer twirled her baton, sending a tuft of sparkles flying through the air.
FAQs About the word tuft
a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass, a bunch of feathers or hairA collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot or bunch; a waving or bending
mound, mountain,hill,stack, mass, heap, drift, embankment, snowbank,snowdrift
No antonyms found.
The bird perched on a fence, its tuft of feathers bristling in the cold.
A tuft of grass grew stubbornly from a crack in the pavement.
She carefully applied eyeliner, creating a delicate tuft at the outer corner of her eye.
The kitten's tuft of whiskers twitched as it sniffed at a new toy.
