tuft

as in hill
a rounded natural geographic elevation a cottage set on a tuft of land

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Recent Examples of tuft Plants produce tufts of carex-like foliage, often with interesting variegation or bold color. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025 More signs of a rabbit invasion include digging, tufts of fur caught on a shrub or fence, and pea-sized droppings in small piles or scattered throughout the garden. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 May 2025 Dark glasses shielded his eyes, while a salt-and-pepper tufts flecked his goatee. Marco Della Cava, USA Today, 6 May 2025 Lightning-strike fires have always been possible in the desert, but excess vegetation like red brome, a grass that dries into short hay-like tufts, has contributed to bigger and more frequent wildfires in the Tonto. Anna Watts, New York Times, 3 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tuft
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Noun
  • Set high above Hollywood, the rooftop setting features iconic, 360-views of the Hollywood sign, Capital Records building and surrounding hills.
    Chelsea Frank, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • If finding indoor shelter is not an option: Avoid open fields, hill peaks, or ridge tops.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • It’s all set against a classic American backdrop of diner counters and truck stops, East Coast turnpike exits and snow-tipped Montana mountains.
    Rachel Brodsky, Time, 20 June 2025
  • Erick spent the day dragging through the coastal mountain range, dropping torrential quantities of rain.
    Luis Alberto Cruz, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • Toronto now owns a 6-2 advantage over Boston in the season series, and the Red Sox will look to bounce back and snap their skid on Saturday when Lucas Giolito (3-1, 4.53) takes the mound against Chris Bassitt (7-3, 3.61).
    Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 28 June 2025
  • Warren, a friend and former teammate of his in the Los Angeles Angels system, jogged out to the mound.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 27 June 2025

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