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Tilling

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v. Present participle of till.

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n. cultivation of the land in order to raise crops

Word Usage

"All of a sudden the idea of tilling the soil came into my head; tilling the soil was a healthful and noble pursuit! but my idea of tilling the soil had no connection with Britain; for I could only expect to till the soil in Britain as a serf."

Verb Form

tilled tilling tills

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

dirt soil exchequer treasury

Cross Reference

till now till into till then upper till till to

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

vetch tare to unto until

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Bastille Belleville Bill Brazil Brill

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

co-ordinate subjugate unpack reconstruct coiffed