tills

Works the earth

Tills is the third-person singular of till, meaning to work soil in preparation for planting: She tills the garden every spring.

Till also means up to a point in time, synonymous with until: Wait till tomorrow.

A till is a cash drawer or register: The cashier counted the tills at closing.

cashregister

register

Record officially; vocal range

receipt · change · coins · banknotes · currency · cashbox · counter · payment · customer · queue

farming

plow

Tool for turning soil

  • furrowNarrow trench in earth
  • sowImplant in earth
  • seedbedPrepared ground for sprouting

cultivate · hoe · plant · soil · earth · loam · topsoil · subsoil · fertilize · irrigate

harvest

reaping

Cutting crops for collection

  • threshingExtracting grain from stalks
  • yieldProduce or relinquish
  • cropCultivated agricultural plants

grain · bounty · autumn · combine · scythe · sickle · harvester · glean · winnowing · baler

Opposites
agricultural activity

tillsharvests

Collects mature crops

reaps · neglects · gathers · abandons · sows

cash handling components

tillsregisters

Records officially

bills · invoices · credit cards · digital payments · money

Phrases
Family

till, tiller, tilling, tilled, tillage, tillers, tillable, tillerman

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G