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 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 The beetle has five small white tufts under the wing covers on each side and one more pair projecting from the tip of the abdomen, which distinguishes it from similar beetle species. Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 The pale hue of her towering hairdo made the perfect complement to her bold gown—a Kevin Germanier Spring 2026 Couture design, which looked as if it were covered in colorful tufts of tinsel. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 29 May 2026 The brilliant red flowers of bee balm (Monarda didyma) appear in showy terminal tufts from spring through summer. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 May 2026 The creatures are recognizable by their bright, furry appearance and hair tufts. Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
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Noun
  • Iconic views of both sea and Grand Prix road below the cantilevered hills ensure that guests slide into the prestigious fantasy of the place with nary a hitch.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
  • From that restaurant Cardoso could look out the window and see sloping hills and Lucas’ Wagyu cows raised there on the farm.
    Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • That potential for change comes in part thanks to Nepal’s more than 6,000 rivers and streams that flow down from the mountains and are strengthened by monsoons and melting glaciers, which allow the country to run on 99% hydropower.
    Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Warmer storms hold more moisture, and push the snow line up the mountains, so precipitation that should be saved as snowpack runs off as rain.
    Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Although garden mums are considered hardy to Zone 5, breeders have developed fall mums with big mounds of showy flowers that may not be as cold-hardy as in the past.
    Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Sign Up for Our Free Daily Newsletter Some hills in northern Alabama are burial mounds from the Copena people who lived there 2,000 years ago.
    Elizabeth Anne Brown, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Tufts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tufts. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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