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 From its opening moments, the game’s world is vibrant, with tufts of grass flowing in the foreground while fires rage far into the distance. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 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
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Noun
  • On the screen were images of rolling hills, deer frolicking in the forest, and waves crashing on the shore.
    Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Having breathed in the fresh air of the mountains, affirmed his love for his girlfriend, and taken in the beautiful view, Daniel all but forgets about his fight with his mother.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Here at Lake Garda, guests of Grand Hotel Fasano can indulge in water skiing, windsurfing or paddleboarding on calm waters, while also hiking or biking through the mountains that surround the lake.
    Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There are mounds of commentary on Marlowe—historical, biographical, critical, and wildly fantastical—and all sorts of reasons to add to the heap.
    Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Summer's berry bounties and mounds of melons are fleeting.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025

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“Tufts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tufts. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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