rototills

Mechanically breaks ground

Rototills is the third-person singular of rototill, meaning to break up and churn soil using a rototiller—a motorized gardening tool with rotating blades.

The machine prepares ground for planting by loosening compacted earth: She rototills the garden every spring before putting in vegetables.

farming

cultivator

Soil-turning implement

  • plowTool for turning soil
  • furrowNarrow trench in earth
  • sowImplant in earth

plant · harvest · hoe · weed · crop · farmland · acreage · fertilize · irrigate · compost

soil

loam

Fertile soil mixture

  • topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • siltWaterborne earth particles

earth · aeration · texture · structure · compaction · breaking · churning · mixing · amendments · organic matter

machine

cultivator

Soil-turning implement

  • engineMachine producing motion
  • motorEnergy-to-motion converter
  • tinesFork's pointed projections

gearbox · throttle · carburetor · gasoline · diesel · horsepower · torque · transmission · clutch · handlebar

garden

beds

Furniture for sleeping

transplanting · weeding · hoeing · mulching · composting · amending · trowel · spade · rake · gloves

Opposites
cultivation method

rototillsspades

Flat-bladed digging implements

hoes · forks over · shovels · rakes

soil disturbance

rototillstop-dresses

Applies surface treatment

broadcasts · compacts

Family

rototiller, rototill, rototillers, rototilled, rototilling

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G