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Tiller Very Common

Tiller has 10 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

2

someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

3

lever used to turn the rudder on a boat

4

a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)

5

A person who tills; a farmer.

6

A young tree.

7

The stock; a beam on a crossbow carved to fit the arrow, or the point of balance in a longbow.

Verb
1

grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

2

To produce new shoots from the root or from around the bottom of the original stalk; stool.

Proper Noun
1

A surname, from occupations​.

See Also
tillerson rudder stool till ploughman steer transom helm
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
shoot farmer lever farm machine grow
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
harrow
Rhyming Words
ler eeler apler owler nhler ogler taler haler filer tyler eller abler siler maler loler miler euler idler wyler poler
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