tufts

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

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Recent Examples of tufts Last May at the Cannes Film Festival, Cruz sported Chanel’s contemporary elegance, wearing a black gown with an asymmetrical cut and tufts of black fabric on the shoulder and right thigh. — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2026 The tufts on Gonzo’s head have always been called feathers rather than hair, and his longtime girlfriend, Camilla, is a chicken. — Niranjana Rajalakshmi, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026 In the near distance a great grey boulder rose above the red tufts. — Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026 With all the hair growing out from his sides, his beard and going up into these bushy tufts at the top. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 18 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 Giant trees with fluffy white seed tufts surround the aptly named Cottonwood Inn Bed and Breakfast, which has six rooms plus a carriage house within walking distance of Empire Beach. — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 24 June 2026 Golden silk spiders have a more reddish yellow abdomen with circular patterns as well as tufts of hair on the legs. — Eva Flowe june 4, Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tufts
Noun
  • Like Rome, Istanbul was built on seven hills, six of which are visible from the hotel.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The route passes through neighborhoods including NoDa and Plaza Midwood, offering lively pockets of support but also quieter stretches, awkward turns and hills that can feel particularly unforgiving late in the race.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Occasionally, crews even land in the state's vast forests and mountains, then take snowmobiles to reach patients.
    — Elaine Appleton-Grant, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Santa Ana winds are creating an environment favorable for higher fire danger in the mountains west of Los Angeles on Saturday, according to forecasters.
    — Austin Turner, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The stunt was Depp’s second in-character appearance as Scrooge, coming three months after a similarly interactive appearance at San Diego Comic-Con that also generated mounds of social media content from passerby.
    — J. Kim Murphy, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The soil surrounding termite mounds also provides good conditions for species such as naked mole rats and aardvarks to make their burrows.
    — Chris Elphick, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Tufts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tufts. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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