Definitions
1.NounA bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
2.NounA cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
3.NounA small clump of trees or bushes.
4.NounA gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
5.NounA person entitled to wear such a tassel.
6.VerbTo provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
7.VerbTo form into tufts.
8.VerbTo secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts. This hinders the stuffing from moving.
9.VerbTo be formed into tufts.