tiller
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- noun
- /ˈtɪlər/
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cultivador
- To prepare the garden for planting, he decided to use a tiller to turn the soil.
- rotary tiller
- garden tiller
- walk-behind tiller
Examples
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After testing several models, she found that the best tiller for her garden was lightweight and easy to maneuver.
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Additionally, I scored a 60" KK rear blade and most recently a Gearmore AS Series tiller.
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I meant to tell you that I fixed the tiller.
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We're considering buying a tiller for next year.
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I'm gonna build a manual tiller.
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How's that garden tiller coming?
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Give me the tiller.
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I disked the sod three times and then once over with a rotary tiller.
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Using a tiller makes breaking up the hard ground much easier before sowing seeds.
Synonyms
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A farming tool that breaks up soil and helps control weeds
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A machine with turning blades that breaks up and loosens garden soil
A machine with rotating spikes that breaks and smooths soil before planting
A tool or machine that breaks up soil between rows of crops
A tool or machine that loosens soil and removes weeds
A garden tool with a flat blade you push to cut weeds and loosen soil
A hoe pushed to loosen weeds between rows
A farm tool with blades that push soil into ridges around crop rows
Idioms
- Informal
Calm, skilled control of a team or company in difficult times
How Powerful
- Specialized
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Tiller comes from the verb till, which means 'to prepare the soil'. So a tiller is a tool or machine used to 'till' the land before planting.