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 And that implied that feathers were first tubular, then a tuft, then a vein, a flat surface — but not integrated — and then a vein that zippered together. Quanta Magazine, 21 Aug. 2025 Whitefish salad prickling with chile and festooned with great tufts of cilantro. Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appetit Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025 Unlike most cirrus clouds, however, fibratus clouds do not have tufts or hooks at the end, and the strands are clearly separate from one another. Noel Kirkpatrick, Treehugger, 7 Aug. 2025 The terrain is a mix of rocky crags, steep mountains, and Hudson River farmland, most of which is shrouded in tufts of hardwoods that turn it on each fall. Graham Averill, Outside Online, 12 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for tuft
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Noun
  • Within the eyewall, total structural failure is likely, especially in higher elevation areas where wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains could be up to 30 percent stronger.
    MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Founded in 1982, The property features 18 rooms, seven cabins, a spa, dining porch and wine cellar on 250 acres perched on a nearly mile-high ridgeline with mist-shrouded, forever views of the rolling hills.
    Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Yet stimulatory or not, America’s economy has a mountain to climb before Washington’s debts align more appropriately with its economic context.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Today, Leadville blends its rugged past with a love of the outdoors and small-town vibes with big-mountain adventure.
    Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 27 Oct. 2025
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  • Wong opts for a Belgian-style waffle, with deep cups ready to absorb the golf-ball-sized mound of sambal-honey butter on top.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The score was just 2-2 at the start of the inning, and Dodgers' two-time Cy Young award winner Blake Snell was on the mound.
    Gabe Smallson, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025

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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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