English noun: tiller |
1. | tiller (plant) a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass |
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| Broader (hypernym) | shoot |
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2. | tiller (person) someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) |
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| Broader (hypernym) | farmer, granger, husbandman, sodbuster |
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3. | tiller (artifact) lever used to turn the rudder on a boat |
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| Broader (hypernym) | lever |
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| Part meronym | rudder |
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4. | tiller (artifact) a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) |
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| Synonyms | cultivator |
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| Broader (hypernym) | farm machine |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | harrow |
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