tiller

1. v. t. One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman. Source: opted

2. n. A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker. Source: opted

3. n. A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump. Source: opted

4. n. A young timber tree. Source: opted

5. v. i. 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. Source: opted

6. n. 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. Source: opted

7. n. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself. Source: opted

8. n. The handle of anything. Source: opted

9. n. A small drawer; a till. Source: opted

10. n. a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass Source: wordnet

11. n. someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) Source: wordnet

12. n. lever used to turn the rudder on a boat Source: wordnet

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