tuft
noun
a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends.
tufts
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pluralof tuft.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Black-necked grebes are known for their distinctive golden facial tufts and average about 55 breeding pairs in the UK each year, according to the RSPB, external.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
There, I met Dan, an affable middle-aged fellow with gray tufts of hair, who was bustling around with a vacuum.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
In the frosty air, with their starchy beards and extravagant ear tufts, they looked magisterial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Hanson began noting tufts of pine needles poking out of the waist-high brush around us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 28, 2025
She and Joe had found neat little bones by the doors of the den and tufts of fur and feathers.
From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen
