HyperDic: tiller

English > 5 senses of the word tiller:
NOUNplanttillera shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
person tillersomeone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
artifacttillerlever used to turn the rudder on a boat
artifacttiller, cultivatora farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)
VERBbodytiller, stoolgrow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
tiller > pronunciation
Soundstih'ler
Rhymesalveolar ... Ziegler: 240 rhymes with ler...
English > tiller: 5 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass.
BroadershootA new branch
Verbstillergrow shoots in the form of stools or tillers
English > tiller: 5 senses > noun 2, person
Meaningsomeone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops).
Broaderfarmer, husbandman, granger, sodbusterA person who operates a farm
Verbstillwork land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
English > tiller: 5 senses > noun 3, artifact
Meaninglever used to turn the rudder on a boat.
Part ofrudder(nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
BroaderleverA rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum
Spanishcaña del timón
English > tiller: 5 senses > noun 4, artifact
MeaningA farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture).
Synonymcultivator
NarrowerharrowA cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
Broaderfarm machineA machine used in farming
Spanishcultivador
Catalancultivador
Verbstillwork land as by ploughing, harrowing, and manuring, in order to make it ready for cultivation
English > tiller: 5 senses > verb 1, body
MeaningGrow shoots in the form of stools or tillers.
PatternSomething ----s
Synonymstool
Broadergrow, develop, produce, get, acquireCome to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes)
Nounstillera shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

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