tuft

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

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Recent Examples of tuft By the alyssum and beside a sundial are tufts of Mexican feathergrass, which Chambers warned is an emerging invasive grass in California. Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026 Ungainly with their beams and pipes, the dredges look like tufts of Rust Belt infrastructure that have blown loose and drifted westward and finally tumbled onto this distant sea. Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026 Colorful knits, tufts of shearling, and of course, classic Uggs are your go-to here. Kerry Pieri, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026 All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur. Susan Koch, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tuft
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Noun
  • Built in the late nineteen-twenties, the park sits on more than eight acres at the foot of the hill where Carlsberg ran its original brewery, and is ringed by apartment blocks, schools, and churches.
    Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The WooSox scored twice more in the 10th, and the hill proved too much for the local nine to climb.
    Staff Report, Twin Cities, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Tree planting remained an important component, but the vision became broader, with more focus on cultivating arid, degraded land - like the mountains around Kourtimale or the Ferlo valley.
    Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Then commandos used mini-helicopters to reach the mountains, extract the weapons officer, and fly him back to the airfield.
    The Week UK, TheWeek, 11 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The fans who stuck out during yet another frigid April night started booing before Lovelady even reached the mound.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Instead of swing sets or seesaws, Noguchi imagined the land itself forming ridges, steps, and mounds that would invite free-form play.
    Terry Nguyen, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026

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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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