brute vs tufted

brute is a noun but tufted is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brute	Yes	Yes	No	No
tufted	No	Yes	No	No

brute (noun)	tufted (noun)
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
a cruelly rapacious person

brute (adjective)	tufted (adjective)
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility	having or adorned with tufts
	(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
	(of a bird or animal) having a usually ornamental tuft or process on the head; often used in combination