tuft
noun
1. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass
Similar word(s): tussock
Definition categories: group, bunch, clump, cluster, clustering
2. a bunch of feathers or hair
verb
1. (transitive) To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
2. (transitive) To form into tufts.
3. (transitive) To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
4. (intransitive) To be formed into tufts.