noun Download 🔗Share A person who tills; a farmer. Examples : "The tiller worked hard in the fields, preparing the soil for the spring planting. " person job agriculture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A machine that mechanically tills the soil. Examples : "The farmer used the new tiller to prepare the field for planting. " machine agriculture technology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A young tree. Examples : "The gardener carefully watered the tiller, hoping it would grow into a strong oak tree. " plant agriculture biology nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A shoot of a plant which springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sapling; a sucker. Examples : "After the heavy rains, several new tillers sprouted around the base of the corn stalk. " plant agriculture biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To produce new shoots from the root or from around the bottom of the original stalk; stool. Examples : "After we cut back the overgrown grass, it started to tiller, sending up new, green shoots from the base. " plant agriculture biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The stock; a beam on a crossbow carved to fit the arrow, or the point of balance in a longbow. Examples : "The archer carefully adjusted the arrow's position on the tiller of his longbow before drawing it back. " weapon part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bar of iron or wood connected with the rudderhead and leadline, usually forward, in which the rudder is moved as desired by the tiller (FM 55-501). Examples : "The sailor grasped the tiller firmly, using it to steer the small boat across the lake. " nautical vehicle sailing technical machine direction Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The handle of the rudder which the helmsman holds to steer the boat, a piece of wood or metal extending forward from the rudder over or through the transom. Generally attached at the top of the rudder. Examples : "The sailor gripped the tiller, carefully guiding the small boat across the lake. " nautical sailing vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A handle; a stalk. Examples : "The farmer carefully held the tall corn tiller to examine its growth. " part plant agriculture nautical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The rear-wheel steering control, aboard a tiller truck. Examples : "The firefighter carefully maneuvered the tiller of the ladder truck around the tight corner, guiding the back wheels to avoid hitting parked cars. " vehicle nautical sailing machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small drawer; a till. Examples : "The teacher kept the extra pencils in a small tiller in her desk. " business item Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading