[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["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.", "a cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain.", "a cluster of cut threads, used as a decorative finish attached to the tying or holding threads of mattresses, quilts, upholstery, etc.", "a covered or finished button designed for similar use.", "a cluster of short-stalked flowers, leaves, etc., growing from a common point.", "a small clump of bushes, trees, etc.", "a gold tassel on the cap formerly worn at English universities by titled undergraduates.", "a titled undergraduate at an English university."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts.", "to arrange in a tuft or tufts.", "Upholstery.to draw together (a cushion or the like) by passing a thread through at regular intervals, the depressions thus produced being usually ornamented with tufts or buttons."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to form into or grow in a tuft or tufts."]}]