1. a bunch or clump of threads, hair, grass, or other material held or growing together

1. to provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts
2. to make depressions at regular intervals in a mattress or cushion by passing a thread through
Usage: upholstery

Examples

• A tuft of grass grew between the sidewalk cracks.
• The bird had a distinctive tuft of feathers on its head.
• She noticed a tuft of cotton sticking out of the pillow.
• The upholsterer will tuft the new sofa cushions.
• A small tuft of hair stuck up from the baby’s head.
• The mattress was tufted with small buttons every few inches.
• Wild tufts of weeds sprouted along the fence line.