TUFT
/tʌft/
7
Scrabble
8
WWF
T(1) U(1) F(4) T(1)
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Definition
/tʌft/
noun
- A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
- A small clump of trees or bushes.
- A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
- A person entitled to wear such a tassel.
verb
- To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
- To form into tufts.
- To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
- To be formed into tufts.
Source: Wiktionary
