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tilling
till 1 T0213200 (tĭl)tr.v. tilled, till·ing, tills To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate.
[Middle English tillen, from Old English tilian.]
till′a·ble adj.
till 2 T0213200 (tĭl)prep. Until.conj. Until.
[Middle English, from Old English til, from Old Norse.]Usage Note: Till and until are generally interchangeable in both writing and speech, though as the first word in a sentence until is usually preferred: Until you get that paper written, don't even think about going to the movies. · Till is actually the older word, with until having been formed by the addition to it of the prefix un-, meaning "up to." In the 1700s, the spelling 'till became fashionable, as if till were a shortened form of until. Although 'till is now nonstandard, 'til is sometimes used in this way and is considered acceptable, though it is etymologically incorrect.
till 3 T0213200 (tĭl)n.1. A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store.2. A supply of money; a purse.
[Middle English tille.]
till 4 T0213200 (tĭl)n. Glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders.
[Origin unknown.]tilling (ˈtɪlɪŋ) n (Agriculture) the act of tilling or ploughingThesaurus| Noun | 1. |  tilling - cultivation of the land in order to raise cropscultivation - (agriculture) production of food by preparing the land to grow crops (especially on a large scale)farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stockploughing, plowing - tilling the land with a plow; "he hired someone to do the plowing for him" |
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Words related to tillingnoun cultivation of the land in order to raise cropsRelated Words- cultivation
- farming
- husbandry
- agriculture
- ploughing
- plowing
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