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tiller¹ Definition

tiller (tilər)

noun

a bar or handle for turning a boat's rudder

Etymology: ME tiler, stock of a crossbow < OFr telier, weaver's beam < ML telarium < L tela, web (see toil): naut. sense prob. infl. by ME tillen, to reach

tiller² Definition

tiller (tilər)

noun

a person or machine that tills the soil

tiller³ Definition

tiller (tilər)

noun

a shoot growing from the base of the stem of a plant

Etymology: < OE telgor (extension of telga, a branch, bough, shoot)

intransitive verb

to send forth tillers

tiller Synonyms

tiller

n.

planter, plowman, plower; see farmer.

tiller Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hold: Holding the tiller can also give you more stability.
  • take: The gig was lowered and manned by Flynn and Jem, the skipper himself taking the tiller, and off they went in pursuit.
  • have: Firstly, you can have a tiller installed in the place of the wheel.
  • produce: Under frequent cutting, common bent produces small tillers close to the ground.
  • use: Many veteran cars use a tiller rather than a wheel for steering, for example, and most operated at a single speed.
  • push: Slowly I edged the nose to the bank, then pushed the tiller hard over to bring the stern in.

Converse of subject

  • steer: Many of the early cars were two seaters, steered by a tiller, not a wheel.

Adjective modifier

  • adjustable: Easily adjustable tiller, 4-position seat, and top speed of 4mph make it the ideal choice.
  • new: The leafy shoots survive the winter and new tillers appear between the old shoots as the weather turns mild.

Modifies a noun

  • steering: Other features included a padded seat and tiller steering.
  • rope: Older shells have short wooden handles ( knockers ) on the tiller ropes.
  • extension: I have seen several broken tiller extensions this year - all caused by failure of the rubber flexible joint.
  • arm: They all carry the standard pair of steering oars at the stern some of which appear to have a tiller arm.
  • attachment: I also bought the tiller attachment for my Ryobi brushcutter.
  • bar: I wrote the final check, Alf adjusted the length of the tiller bar & we said farewell to Alf & co.

Noun used with modifier

  • power: In future, the Bank might want to consider leasing complementary items, for example, a trolley along with a power tiller.
  • brass: A brass serpent tiller was fixed to the rudder.
  • carbon: Thus, neither carbon tillers, nor tillers bonded to the head of the rudder, nor laminated rudders conform to the new rules.

Preposition: of

  • soil: Some version of this story is basic to tillers of the soil in every part of the world.
  • ground: And Abel was a keeper of sheep, but Cain was a tiller of the ground.

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