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tuft

The correct spelling is tuft.

How to pronounce tuft

/tʌft/
noun

IPA: /tʌft/

Say it like: Tuf-t

The correct spelling is tuft. A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
  2. 2.A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
  3. 3.A small clump of trees or bushes.
  4. 4.A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
  5. 5.A person entitled to wear such a tassel.

verb

  1. 1.To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
  2. 2.To form into tufts.
  3. 3.To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
  4. 4.To be formed into tufts.

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