"tiller" in the noun sense

1. tiller

a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

2. tiller

someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)

3. tiller

lever used to turn the rudder on a boat

4. cultivator, tiller

a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)

"tiller" in the verb sense

1. stool, tiller

grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers

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