Thesaurus results for TUFT

tuft

noun

Definition of 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 Despite its name, only the flowering tuft of red oat grass is actually red. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 Wire cables, arranged in clusters across a gallery floor, conjure tufts of grass. — Carolina A. Miranda, The New York Review of Books, 5 Sep. 2026 Towering ears with wispy tufts, massive paws, a shaggy coat and a tail that seems built to wrap around its body like a scarf. — Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026 These are structures that branch repeatedly into finer and finer filaments, ending in a tuft-like crown of nanofibers. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tuft

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Noun

What, for example, determines the topography of the hills and valleys?

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Most opening acts have a pretty hard hill to climb because [the fans] are mostly not there to see them.

— Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hill

Noun

Reaching Gary Grabowske’s land requires grinding along rocky mountain trails and through gullies carved by flash floods.

— Rebecca Santana, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
By the time jokes start flying, about 12,300 tickets will have been purchased, said Creston Thornton, president of promoter Live Nation’s mountain region.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of mountain

Noun

The Dodgers had Tyler Glasnow on their mound in Wednesday’s Game 4 and Tarik Skubal waiting for a possible Game 5 and this thing feels over.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Chris Sale comes to the mound today looking to keep Los Angeles off the scoreboard.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026