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tufted

tuft·ed
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [tuhf-tid]
    • /ˈtʌf tɪd/
    • /ˈtʌf.tɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [tuhf-tid]
    • /ˈtʌf tɪd/

Definitions of tufted word

  • adjective tufted furnished or decorated with tufts. 1
  • adjective tufted formed into or growing in a tuft or tufts. 1
  • noun tufted a bunch or cluster of small, usually soft and flexible parts, as feathers or hairs, attached or fixed closely together at the base and loose at the upper ends. 1
  • noun tufted a cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain. 1
  • noun tufted a cluster of cut threads, used as a decorative finish attached to the tying or holding threads of mattresses, quilts, upholstery, etc. 1
  • noun tufted a covered or finished button designed for similar use. 1
See all 21 definitions of tufted

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Origin of tufted

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; tuft + -ed3

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Parts of speech for Tufted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Tufted

tufted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for tufted

adj tufted

  • bewhiskered — having whiskers on the cheeks
  • brambly — having or resembling brambles.
  • bushy — Bushy hair or fur is very thick.
  • chapped — If your skin is chapped, it is dry, cracked, and sore.
  • cross-grained — (of timber) having the fibres arranged irregularly or in a direction that deviates from the axis of the piece

adjective tufted

  • asperous — Rough, rugged, uneven.
  • cushiony — soft and comfortable like a cushion.
  • mosslike — Resembling moss or some aspect of it.
  • mossy — overgrown with or abounding in moss: a mossy stone.
  • nodular — of, relating to, or characterized by nodules.

noun tufted

  • chined — Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; used in composition.
  • wisped — a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
All 16 Synonyms of tufted

Top questions with tufted

  • how to make a tufted headboard?
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  • what does tufted mean?

Related words

  • tufted duck

    an Old World wild duck, Aythya fuligula, having a tufted head and black and white plumage.

  • barbate

    having tufts of long hairs; bearded

  • buffalo grass

    a short grass, Buchloë dactyloides, growing on the dry plains of the central US

  • candlewick

    unbleached cotton or muslin into which loops of yarn are hooked and then cut to give a tufted pattern. It is used for bedspreads, dressing gowns, etc

  • candytuft

    either of two species of Iberis grown as annual garden plants for their umbels ("tufts") of white, red, or purplish flowers

  • caracal

    a lynxlike feline mammal, Lynx caracal, inhabiting deserts of N Africa and S Asia, having long legs, a smooth coat of reddish fur, and black-tufted ears
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