tuft
noun [C] /tʌft/Definition
› a number of short pieces of hair, grass, etc. that grow closely together or are held together near the base: He had a few tufts of hair on his chin, but you could hardly call it a beard.HairCommon plants
(Definition of tuft noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -haired suffix
- a full, good, thick, etc. head of hair idiom
- bald adjective (NO HAIR)
- beard noun
- bush noun (PLANT)
- curly adjective
- dandruff noun
- flyaway adjective
- hairy adjective (WITH HAIR)
- hirsute adjective
- matted adjective
- muttonchops noun
- receding hairline noun
- shaven adjective
- slaphead noun
- toupée noun
- tresses noun
- unkempt adjective
- walrus moustache noun
- wiry adjective
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