Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 17 compound words that contain tuft. The most common are listed below. Open tuft in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- sulfur tuftA yellow poisonous mushroom, Hypholoma fasciculare (= Naematoloma fasciculare).
- sulphur tuftA yellow poisonous mushroom, Hypholoma fasciculare (= Naematoloma fasciculare).
- ear tuftIn birds, a skin projection covered in feathers appearing on the sides of the head, near the ears.
- golden-tuft alyssumSynonym of basket-of-gold: The plant Aurinia saxatilis.
- golden-tuft madwortSynonym of basket-of-gold: The plant Aurinia saxatilis.
- London tuftThe plant sweet william.
- scalping tuftA scalp lock.
- shaggy tuftAlternative form of shaggytuft: A rug made of cotton shag.
- tuft-hunterAlternative form of tufthunter: A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady.
- tuft-huntersplural of tuft-hunter: A hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady.
- tuft-huntingAlternative form of tufthunting: The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or other esteemed people, especially in English universities.
- tuft-taffetaA silk fabric with a nap or pile.
- tuft-taffetasplural of tuft-taffeta: A silk fabric with a nap or pile.
Compound words 17
- tuftyHaving the form of or resembling a tuft (“a bunch of grass, hair, etc., held together at the base”).
- purpletuftAny of the genus Iodopleura of small, short-tailed birds found in the canopy of forests in tropical South America.
- tuftlessWithout tufts.
- tuftletA little tuft.
- tuftlikeResembling or characteristic of a tuft.
- tufthunterA hanger-on to noblemen or persons of quality, especially in English universities; a toady.
- tufthuntingThe practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or other esteemed people, especially in English universities.
- candytuftAny of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
- shaggytuftA rug made of cotton shag.
- tuftersplural of tufter: A machine that tufts carpets, etc.