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tilled

tilled

3.2
Land prepared for planting by working the soil
  • adjective
  • /tɪld/
translation icon : cultivado
  • I just love seeing freshly tilled soil all ready for planting.

Examples

  • The farmer prepared the tilled land for planting vegetables this spring.

  • Seeing the tilled fields stretching across the valley made her excited for the upcoming harvest.

  • That's what this tilled soil really is, a natural affinity for virtue, for loving what is noble.

  • After weeks of work, the couple finally had their garden in tilled earth ready for planting.

Synonyms

plowed
vstilled
  • US
2.5

Land turned over with a plow to prepare it for planting

is prepared by several methods such as harrowing or hoeing not only deep turning
cultivated
vstilled
3.5

Land prepared by people for growing crops

is about short-term soil preparation for planting rather than long-term improvement

Antonyms

untilled
1 6.6

Land not plowed or used for growing crops

Compounds

tilled land
3.7

Land that farmers plow and use to grow crops

How Prepared

tilled
3.2
plowed
  • US
2.5
untilled
1 6.6

Surface Forms

tilled positive

Morphology

tilled = till (transparent) = till + ed

The word 'tilled' is transparently derived from the verb 'till' with the addition of the past participle suffix '-ed'.

Etymology

Tilled comes from the old word till, which means 'to prepare land for planting' by turning over and loosening the soil. So, tilled means ground that is ready for seeds, like a bed that has been smoothed and set.