<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>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</li><li>A cluster of short, fluffy threads, used to decorate cloth, as for a bedspread, robe, bath mat, or window curtain</li><li>A cluster of cut threads, used as a decorative finish attached to the tying or holding threads of mattresses, quilts, upholstery, etc.</li><li>A covered or finished button designed for similar use</li><li>A cluster of short-stalked flowers, leaves, etc., growing from a common point</li><li>A small clump of bushes, trees, etc.</li><li>A gold tassel on the cap formerly worn at English universities by titled undergraduates</li><li>A titled undergraduate at an English university</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>To furnish or decorate with a tuft or tufts</li><li>To arrange in a tuft or tufts</li><li>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</li><li>To form into or grow in a tuft or tufts</li></ul>