Tuft
noun
A small bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. that stick together or grow together.
The bird has a small tuft of feathers on its head.
Often appears as...
- tuft of hair
- tuft of grass
noun
A small piece of soft material attached to a surface for decoration.
The cushion had colorful tufts all over it.
Often appears as...
- tufted sofa
- tufted headboard
noun
An area of land, smaller than a hill, covered with grass.
She sat down on a tuft to rest during her hike.
Often appears as...
- tuft of land
- tuft of grassland
verb
To provide or decorate something with tufts.
She tufted the cushion with bright red yarn.
Often appears as...
- tufted upholstery
- tufted pillow
noun
A small bunch of hairs, feathers, grass, etc. that stick together or grow together.
The bird has a small tuft of feathers on its head.
Often appears as...
- tuft of hair
- tuft of grass
noun
A small piece of soft material attached to a surface for decoration.
The cushion had colorful tufts all over it.
Often appears as...
- tufted sofa
- tufted headboard
noun
An area of land, smaller than a hill, covered with grass.
She sat down on a tuft to rest during her hike.
Often appears as...
- tuft of land
- tuft of grassland
verb
To provide or decorate something with tufts.
She tufted the cushion with bright red yarn.
Often appears as...
- tufted upholstery
- tufted pillow
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Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Tuft' often creates a vivid image in the reader’s mind, picturing a small, coherent cluster.
A tuft of cotton looked like a tiny cloud on the fabric.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Descriptions
'Tuft' is used frequently to describe natural phenomena, like plants and animal features.
A tuft of dandelions swayed in the breeze.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Tuft' often creates a vivid image in the reader’s mind, picturing a small, coherent cluster.
A tuft of cotton looked like a tiny cloud on the fabric.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Descriptions
'Tuft' is used frequently to describe natural phenomena, like plants and animal features.
A tuft of dandelions swayed in the breeze.
Pro Tip 1/2Visual Imagery
Tuft' often creates a vivid image in the reader’s mind, picturing a small, coherent cluster.
A tuft of cotton looked like a tiny cloud on the fabric.
Pro Tip 2/2Natural Descriptions
'Tuft' is used frequently to describe natural phenomena, like plants and animal features.
A tuft of dandelions swayed in the breeze.
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Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
That's a mouse. Yeah, mouse. So we know it's been eating a mouse. Long Eared Owls like the one we saw are unique because of the elongated head feathers known as ear tufts, which they raise whenever they're alarmed. They usually prefer to live in dense thickets of woodland,
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Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
wondering why is the tuft of a lion's tail black well it's lots of different reasons actually said but all of them to do with that non of non-vocal old non vocal communication as so and their will to signal cubs are able to follow that through thick grass and when they're
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 253 PIPE...
they said that she hasn't moved but I don't find a lipid inside there I've just looked now to try and see but I don't see her unless I'm just looking in the complete wrong tuft at the moment which is not a good thing at all so I'm just gonna try and see if I can find
Video examples
How radio telescopes...
and it's formed from electrons spiraling around cosmic magnetic fields. So the plane is aglow with this light. And we can also see strange tufts coming off of it, and objects which don't appear to line up with anything that we can see with our own eyes.
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Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
but that looks similar with that same sort of face and the bowl face that they have and no ears Tufts that you can see normally when you see hours with what we call is they're not actually ears their ear tufts which are mainly designed for
Video examples
The Potential Origin of...
Buried under a thin layer of desert debris, local farmers had found a mummified body preserved in astonishing detail. On the upper arm, tattoos of horned animals were still visible. And from the head sprouted tufts of red hair,
Video examples
Meet The Adorable Red...
everybody loves the red squirrel the winter they grow these lovely little cute crimped ear tufts and they're just so pretty and cute quite entertainers to watch and to photograph especially
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
so how does an owl's extraordinary hearing work some owls have ear tufts but these feathers aren't used for hearing they're more about communicating mood
Video examples
How Does an Owl's...
hearing work some owls have ear tufts but these feathers aren't used for hearing they're
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 329 PIPE...
a couple of ox pickers going Tufts on those
Video examples
Finding Baby Seals on an...
That's a mouse. Yeah, mouse. So we know it's been eating a mouse. Long Eared Owls like the one we saw are unique because of the elongated head feathers known as ear tufts, which they raise whenever they're alarmed. They usually prefer to live in dense thickets of woodland,
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 32 PIPE...
wondering why is the tuft of a lion's tail black well it's lots of different reasons actually said but all of them to do with that non of non-vocal old non vocal communication as so and their will to signal cubs are able to follow that through thick grass and when they're
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 253 PIPE...
they said that she hasn't moved but I don't find a lipid inside there I've just looked now to try and see but I don't see her unless I'm just looking in the complete wrong tuft at the moment which is not a good thing at all so I'm just gonna try and see if I can find
Video examples
How radio telescopes...
and it's formed from electrons spiraling around cosmic magnetic fields. So the plane is aglow with this light. And we can also see strange tufts coming off of it, and objects which don't appear to line up with anything that we can see with our own eyes.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
but that looks similar with that same sort of face and the bowl face that they have and no ears Tufts that you can see normally when you see hours with what we call is they're not actually ears their ear tufts which are mainly designed for
Video examples
The Potential Origin of...
Buried under a thin layer of desert debris, local farmers had found a mummified body preserved in astonishing detail. On the upper arm, tattoos of horned animals were still visible. And from the head sprouted tufts of red hair,
Video examples
Meet The Adorable Red...
everybody loves the red squirrel the winter they grow these lovely little cute crimped ear tufts and they're just so pretty and cute quite entertainers to watch and to photograph especially
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
so how does an owl's extraordinary hearing work some owls have ear tufts but these feathers aren't used for hearing they're more about communicating mood
Video examples
How Does an Owl's...
hearing work some owls have ear tufts but these feathers aren't used for hearing they're
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 329 PIPE...
a couple of ox pickers going Tufts on those
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