tuft

as in hill
a rounded natural geographic elevation a cottage set on a tuft of land

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Recent Examples of tuft The hike up to the cross is difficult and swampy, with Tompkins and her team stepping between tufts of grass, while the glassy water along the shoreline laps quietly at the stony beach below. John Bartlett, NPR, 12 Jan. 2025 It is dipped in Grinch-green icing with a frosting smirk, tuft of hair and the classic yellow eyes. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 25 Nov. 2024 With a quick tug, tufts of green tulle sprang free from the bag. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024 Owners hide treats amid tufts of fabric and dogs have a blast hunting for them with their noses and snouts. Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tuft 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tuft
Noun
  • Mentone Alabama is known for its rolling green hills, but in the northeastern corner of the state, just a few miles from the Georgia border, the tiny village of Mentone is decidedly a mountain town.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
  • The former gym owner and software developer would don a grizzly getup at every ski hill.
    Max Scheinblum, The Denver Post, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Most people associate skiing there with the Dolomites, the massive mountain range in the northeast.
    Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Isn’t a life without mountains of money better than a life monopolized by misery?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Joe just is not able to perform on the mound this year.
    Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Feb. 2025
  • Assuming Ohtani returns to the mound during that timeframe, the Dodgers can rotate Yamamoto, Sasaki, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and either Miller, Gonsolin or May in the meantime.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025

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“Tuft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tuft. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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