Tiller : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tiller	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for Tiller
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tiller n a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) lever used to turn the rudder on a boat a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) Synonym(s): cultivator, tiller v grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers [syn: stool, tiller]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tiller \Till"er\, n. [AS. telgor a small branch. Cf. {Till} to cultivate.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker. (b) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump. 2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tiller \Till"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tillered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tillering}.] To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering. [Sometimes written {tillow}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull; probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf. D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.] 1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of {Rudder}. Cf. 2d {Helm}, 1. 2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. [Obs.] You can shoot in a tiller. --Beau. & Fl. 3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.] 4. A small drawer; a till. --Dryden. {Tiller rope} (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end of the tiller and the steering wheel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From {Till}, v. t.] One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Tiller, OR Zip code(s): 97484