tussock

tussock is a 7-letter English word with 4 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 15 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially, a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge.
2. noun. Same as Tussock grass, below.
3. noun. A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also tussock caterpillar. See Orgyia.
4. noun. a bunch of hair or feathers or growing grass

   Synonyms: tuft

Synonyms

tuft

Common word forms

tussocks, tussocked, tussocker

Words from these letters

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