English > tillage: 2 senses > noun 1, objectMeaning | arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops. |
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Synonyms | cultivated land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled land, tilth |
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Narrower | fallow | cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons |
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Broader | land, ground, soil | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) |
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Spanish | labranza, tierra de cultivo, tierra de labranza |
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Catalan | llaurar |
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Verbs | till | work land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation |
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