“Toughed” or “Tuft”—Which to use?

“Toughed” or “Tuft”

Overview

toughed / tuft are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

toughed: NA

tuft: (noun) a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass. (noun) a bunch of feathers or hair.

Pronunciation

toughed: t·AH·f·t

tuft: t·AH·f·t

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Examples in Context

Examples of “toughed”

Examples of “tuft”

Hindlegs with a tuft of long hair from femoro-tibial
…abdomen is tipped with a tuft of orange hairs.
Rajchawanlop hat with black tuft with the royal cypher of…
A tuft of hair was removed from…
…where many Brahmins keep a tuft of hair.
…on her right shoulder; a tuft is stopped by some colored…
…Fées), "Cinderella", "Riquet with the Tuft", and "Hop o' My Thumb".
…sacred thread and topknot hair tuft worn by housesholders and why…
A large frontal tuft present.
…hair grown together in a tuft:" They put a peck of…

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