- tilled
- tɪl n. cashbox, drawer v. work the soil, plow or dig soil in preparation for planting conj. until, up to the time that prep. until, up to
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Tilled — Till Till, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tilling}.] [OE. tilen, tilien, AS. tilian, teolian, to aim, strive for, till; akin to OS. tilian to get, D. telen to propagate, G. zielen to aim, ziel an end, object, and perhaps also to E … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tilled — un·tilled; … English syllables
tilled — adjective turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing (Freq. 1) tilled land ready for seed • Similar to: ↑plowed, ↑ploughed … Useful english dictionary
tilled — adjective ploughed or cultivated … Wiktionary
tilled land — noun arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops • Syn: ↑cultivated land, ↑farmland, ↑plowland, ↑ploughland, ↑tillage, ↑tilth • Derivationally related forms: ↑till ( … Useful english dictionary
clean-tilled — «KLEEN TIHLD», adjective. grown on land that is kept free from other ground cover: »Cotton, corn, and tobacco are clean tilled crops, leaving the soil unprotected against the heavy monsoon rains (White and Renner) … Useful english dictionary
un|tilled — «uhn TIHLD», adjective. not tilled or cultivated: »Most will come home to partially or totally destroyed villages, to weed grown, untilled fields (Time) … Useful english dictionary
cleared tilled — improved improved adj. 1. advanced to a more desirable or valuable or excellent state. Opposite of {unimproved}. [Narrower terms: {built, reinforced}; {cleared, tilled ; {developed}; {grade ; {graded, graveled ] Also See: {restored}. [WordNet… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dis|tilled — «dihs TIHLD», adjective. obtained by distilling; purified: »distilled water … Useful english dictionary
well-tilled — adj. * * * … Universalium
