Tufted means having a tuft or tufts — small bunches growing or set at intervals. It goes in front of a noun almost every time. You meet it in three worlds. First, birds and animals: a tufted duck, a tufted titmouse, a tufted ear. Bird names love this word, because a little standing bunch of feathers on the head is one of the easiest ways to tell two species apart, so tufted became a permanent part of dozens of official names. Second, plants: tufted grasses grow in separate clumps instead of spreading into a smooth lawn — a technical word in gardening and botany. Third, and the one you may actually buy: furniture and carpet. A tufted headboard or tufted sofa has buttons pushed deep in, gathering the cloth into soft squares or diamonds — that quilted, dented look. A tufted carpet is made by pushing loops of yarn through a backing, which is how almost all cheap carpet is made now, as opposed to woven. So the word runs from wild birds to sofa showrooms without changing its idea: something gathered into little bunches. It is a describing word only; there is no common verb use you need.