Noun

1. A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
2. A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
3. A small clump of trees or bushes.
4. A gold tassel on the cap worn by titled undergraduates at English universities.
5. A person entitled to wear such a tassel.

Verb

1. To provide or decorate with a tuft or tufts.
2. To form into tufts.
3. To secure and strengthen (a mattress, quilt, etc.) with tufts.
4. To be formed into tufts.