Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tuft

2 senses of tuft

Sense 1
tuft, tussock -- (a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass)
       => bunch, clump, cluster, clustering -- (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")

Sense 2
tuft -- (a bunch of feathers or hair)
       => crest -- (a showy growth of e.g. feathers or skin on the head of a bird or other animal)