tiller

till·er ¹  (tlr)

n.

One that tills land: a tiller of soil.

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til·ler ²  (tlr)

n. Nautical

A lever used to turn a rudder and steer a boat.

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[Middle English tiler, stock of a crossbow, from Old French telier, from Medieval Latin tlrium, weaver's beam, from Latin tla, web, weaver's beam; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]

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til·ler ³  (tlr)

n.

A shoot, especially one that sprouts from the base of a grass.

intr.v. til·lered, til·ler·ing, til·lers

To send forth shoots from the base. Used of a grass.

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[Middle English *tiller, from Old English telgor.]

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tiller¹

n

(Transport / Nautical Terms) Nautical a handle fixed to the top of a rudderpost to serve as a lever in steering it

[from Anglo-French teiler beam of a loom, from Medieval Latin tēlārium, from Latin tēla web]

tillerless  adj

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tiller²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a shoot that arises from the base of the stem in grasses

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) a less common name for sapling

vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (intr) (of a plant) to produce tillers

[Old English telgor twig; related to Icelandic tjalga branch]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tiller - a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass shoot - a new branch
	2.	tiller - someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster - a person who operates a farm
	3.	tiller - lever used to turn the rudder on a boat lever - a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum rudder - (nautical) steering mechanism consisting of a hinged vertical plate mounted at the stern of a vessel
	4.	tiller - a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) cultivator farm machine - a machine used in farming harrow - a cultivator that pulverizes or smooths the soil
Verb	1.	tiller - grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers stool acquire, develop, produce, grow, get - come to have or undergo a change of (physical features and attributes); "He grew a beard"; "The patient developed abdominal pains"; "I got funny spots all over my body"; "Well-developed breasts"

Translations

tiller [ˈtɪləʳ] N (Naut) → caña f del timón, timón m

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tiller [ˈtɪlə^r] n → barre f, barre f du gouvernail
till receipt n → ticket m de caisse

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tiller¹

n (Naut) → Ruderpinne f; at the tiller → am Ruder; to take the tiller → das Ruder übernehmen

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tiller²

n (Agr) → Landmann m (old); tiller of the soil (liter) → Ackersmann m (old), → Bebauer m → der Scholle (liter)

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tiller [ˈtɪləʳ] n (Naut) → barra del timone

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tiller [ˈtɪləʳ] n (Naut) → barra del timone

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tiller

n tiller [ˈtilə]

the handle or lever used to turn the rudder of a boat. roerpen, helmstok ذِراع دَفَّة القارِب румпел kormidlová páka rorpind die Ruderpinne τμήμα του τιμονιού με το οποίο γίνεται ο χειρισμός του πηδαλίου σε βάρκα caña del timón roolipinn دسته سکان peräsinvarsi barre מוֹט הָהֶגֶה हत्था ruda krmila kormányrúd tangkai kemudi stjórnvölur barra 舵の柄 키의 손잡이 vairas stūres grozīklis celaga; bam roer rorpinne rumpel, ster barra do leme cârmă румпель kormidlová páka krmilo poluga krme rorpinne, -kult ด้ามของหางเสือเรือ dümen yekesi 舵柄 румпель پتوار گھمانے کا ہينڈل tay bánh lái tàu 舵柄