tiller

Sinhala Dictionary definitions for tiller

tiller 🔊 /tɪˈlɚ/

tiller : මොරෙයියා

tiller : ගොවිතැන් කරන්නා

tiller definition

Transitive verb. One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.

Noun.

  1. A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.
  2. A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
  3. A young timber tree.
  4. A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head and used for turning side to side in steering. In small boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of Rudder. Cf. 2d Helm, 1.
  5. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.
  6. The handle of anything.
  7. A small drawer; a till.

Intransitive verb. To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread plants by tillering.