On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Tuft. Discover the meaning, synonyms such as tussock or bunch and how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Tuft meaning
- A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
- A small clump of trees or bushes.
Using Tuft
- The main meaning on this page is: A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base. | A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding. | A small clump of trees or bushes.
- Useful related words include: tussock, bunch, clump, cluster.
- In the example corpus, tuft often appears in combinations such as: tuft of, tuft needle, the tuft.
Context around Tuft
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 9 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tuft
- In this selection, "tuft" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, gabbi, small, same, needle, develops and conceals stand out and add context to how "tuft" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 2002 gabbi tuft has been and a decent tuft of green. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tuft" sits close to words such as abdulkadir, abed and abhay, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tuft
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The same tuft of dark brown hair? (7 words)
Since July 2002, Gabbi Tuft has been married to Priscilla. (10 words)
Tuft and Needle is giving you $100 off its Mint mattress in any size. (14 words)
It took humans until the 1800s to begin to latch on to the idea that there might not be some grand tailor in the sky, sewing skin suits for all animals and insects, adding a little flair here, a little tuft of feathers there. (44 words)
The photo, which has clearly been posted by his parents, is a spilt screen with half the screen showing a tuft of Henry’s hair that he cut off, and the other half of the screen showing Henry with his new ‘do. (42 words)
Bryozoan larvae vary in form, but all have a band of cilia round the body which enables them to swim, a tuft of cilia at the top, and an adhesive sac that everts and anchors them when they settle on a surface. (42 words)
The same tuft of dark brown hair? (7 words)
Example sentences (20)
Tuft & Needle mattress: The Tuft and Needle bed is a simple, two-layer foam mattress without any special bells and whistles.
Gabbi Tuft’s tale shows how tough you must be to be yourself when life surprises you.
Since July 2002, Gabbi Tuft has been married to Priscilla.
Tuft, 33, of Lavery Close, Newport, was jailed for six years and six months after she was found guilty following a five-day trial of wounding with intent.
Clean, basic and comfy were a few of my first thoughts upon starting my Tuft and Needle mattress review process.
Cleary has been beading since she was a child, and taught herself how to tuft more recently.
The same tuft of dark brown hair?
It took humans until the 1800s to begin to latch on to the idea that there might not be some grand tailor in the sky, sewing skin suits for all animals and insects, adding a little flair here, a little tuft of feathers there.
Mullet" belongs behind bars, where he can no longer harm a tuft of fur on any animal's head.
Only a small tuft of hair remained after the vacuum passed over the thicker, more challenging surface.
The photo, which has clearly been posted by his parents, is a spilt screen with half the screen showing a tuft of Henry’s hair that he cut off, and the other half of the screen showing Henry with his new ‘do.
Tuft & Needle Memorial Day Mattress SaleTuft & Needle has one helluva offer for Memorial Day shoppers.
Carving deep, she plucks the tuft, each head the size of a small garlic clove.
In three days I had a decent tuft of green to show on my desk.
Tuft and Needle is giving you $100 off its Mint mattress in any size.
Absent at birth, the tuft develops around 5 1 2 months of age and is readily identifiable at 7 months.
As of 2010, the only way to protect papaya from this virus is genetic modification. citation The papaya mosaic virus destroys the plant until only a small tuft of leaves are left.
Bryozoan larvae vary in form, but all have a band of cilia round the body which enables them to swim, a tuft of cilia at the top, and an adhesive sac that everts and anchors them when they settle on a surface.
In some lions, the tuft conceals a hard "spine" or "spur", approximately 5 mm long, formed of the final sections of tail bone fused together.
The bonobo is distinguished by relatively long legs, pink lips, dark face and tail-tuft through adulthood, and parted long hair on its head.
Common combinations with tuft
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: