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tiller
till·er 1 T0214900 (tĭl′ər)n. One that tills land: a tiller of soil.
til·ler 2 T0214900 (tĭl′ər)n. A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat. [Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, weaver's beam, from Latin tēla, web, weaver's beam; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]
til·ler 3 T0214900 (tĭl′ər)n. A shoot, especially one that sprouts from the base of a grass or sedge.intr.v. til·lered, til·ler·ing, til·lers To send forth shoots from the base. Used of a plant. [Middle English *tiller, from Old English telgor.]tiller (ˈtɪlə) n (Nautical Terms) nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it[C14: from Anglo-French teiler beam of a loom, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, from Latin tēla web] ˈtillerless adj
tiller (ˈtɪlə) n1. (Botany) a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses2. (Botany) a less common name for saplingvb (Botany) (intr) (of a plant) to produce tillers[Old English telgor twig; related to Icelandic tjalga branch]till•er1 (ˈtɪl ər) n. 1. a person who tills; farmer. 2. a thing that tills. til•ler2 (ˈtɪl ər) n. a bar or lever fitted to the head of a rudder, for turning the rudder in steering. [1375–1425; late Middle English < Anglo-French teiler weaver's beam; Old French teilier < Medieval Latin tēlārium= Latin tēl(a) warp + -ārium -ary] til•ler3 (ˈtɪl ər) n. 1. a plant shoot that springs from the root or bottom of the original stalk. v.i. 2. (of a plant) to put forth new shoots from the root or bottom of the original stalk. [before 1000; Old English telgor twig, shoot (not recorded in Middle English); akin to telge rod, Old Norse tjalga branch] tiller Past participle: tillered Gerund: tillering
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I tiller | you tiller | he/she/it tillers | we tiller | you tiller | they tiller |
Preterite |
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I tillered | you tillered | he/she/it tillered | we tillered | you tillered | they tillered |
Present Continuous |
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I am tillering | you are tillering | he/she/it is tillering | we are tillering | you are tillering | they are tillering |
Present Perfect |
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I have tillered | you have tillered | he/she/it has tillered | we have tillered | you have tillered | they have tillered |
Past Continuous |
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I was tillering | you were tillering | he/she/it was tillering | we were tillering | you were tillering | they were tillering |
Past Perfect |
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I had tillered | you had tillered | he/she/it had tillered | we had tillered | you had tillered | they had tillered |
Future |
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I will tiller | you will tiller | he/she/it will tiller | we will tiller | you will tiller | they will tiller |
Future Perfect |
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I will have tillered | you will have tillered | he/she/it will have tillered | we will have tillered | you will have tillered | they will have tillered |
Future Continuous |
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I will be tillering | you will be tillering | he/she/it will be tillering | we will be tillering | you will be tillering | they will be tillering |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been tillering | you have been tillering | he/she/it has been tillering | we have been tillering | you have been tillering | they have been tillering |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been tillering | you will have been tillering | he/she/it will have been tillering | we will have been tillering | you will have been tillering | they will have been tillering |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been tillering | you had been tillering | he/she/it had been tillering | we had been tillering | you had been tillering | they had been tillering |
Conditional |
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I would tiller | you would tiller | he/she/it would tiller | we would tiller | you would tiller | they would tiller |
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I would have tillered | you would have tillered | he/she/it would have tillered | we would have tillered | you would have tillered | they would have tillered | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | tiller - a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grassshoot - a new branch | | 2. | tiller - someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm | | 3. | tiller - lever used to turn the rudder on a boatlever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrumrudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel | | 4. | tiller - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)cultivatorfarm machine - a machine used in farmingharrow - a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil | Verb | 1. | tiller - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillersstoolacquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts" | Translationstiller (ˈtilə) noun the handle or lever used to turn the rudder of a boat. 舵柄 舵柄tiller
firm hand on the tillerFull control over a situation. I felt comfortable knowing that even during this difficult time, he had a firm hand on the tiller.See also: firm, hand, on, tillersteady hand on the tillerFull control over a situation. I felt comfortable knowing that even during this difficult time, he had a steady hand on the tiller.See also: hand, on, steady, tillera steady hand on the tiller BRITISHIf you have a steady hand on the tiller, you are keeping control of a situation in a calm and reliable way. `If ever there was an urgent need for a steady hand on the tiller, it is now,' said one European diplomat. Note: Adjectives such as firm can be used instead of steady. He was convinced that the job of those in power was to keep a firm hand on the tiller guiding the course of national development. Note: In a boat, the tiller is the handle with which you steer. See also: hand, on, steady, tillerat the ˈhelm/ˈtiller in control of an organization, etc: The company began to make profits again with the new managing director at the helm.A helm or a tiller is used for controlling the direction of a ship or a boat.See also: helm, tillertiller
tiller1 Nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it
tiller21. a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses 2. a less common name for saplingTiller a lever attached to the upper part of the rudder stock and used to turn the rudder. Tillers may have a single arm parallel to the vessel’s longitudinal axis or two arms perpendicular to the vessel’s longitudinal axis. Some tillers have the shape of a quadrant and are equipped with a cable or gear drive. Tillers are principally used on small vessels. tiller[′til·ər] (botany) A shoot that develops from an axillary or adventitious bud at the base of a stem. (naval architecture) A lever attached to the rudder of a boat or ship and used to turn the rudder from side to side, usually turned by hand in a boat and by mechanical devices in a ship. tiller
tiller a branch that forms from the base of a plant or the axils of the lower leaves. Such ‘tillering’ is common in cereal plants.FinancialSeeTillAcronymsSeetailortiller Related to tiller: LowesSynonyms for tillernoun a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grassRelated Wordsnoun someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)Related Words- farmer
- granger
- husbandman
- sodbuster
noun lever used to turn the rudder on a boatRelated Wordsnoun a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)SynonymsRelated Wordsverb grow shoots in the form of stools or tillersSynonymsRelated Words- acquire
- develop
- produce
- grow
- get
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