TILLERING Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word tillering. (close relations)
Definition of TILLERING
tiller
Best Alternative Words for TILLERING
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| branches | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a division of some larger or more complex organization • a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant • a part of a forked or branching shape • a natural consequence of development • a stream or river connected to a larger one • any projection that is thought to resemble a human arm verb • grow and send out branches or branch-like structures • divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork | ||||||||
| culms | nounn | |||||||
noun • stem of plants of the Gramineae | ||||||||
| shoots | verbv | |||||||
noun • a new branch • the act of shooting at targets verb • hit with a missile from a weapon • kill by firing a missile • fire a shot; release • make a film or photograph of something • send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly • run or move very quickly or hastily • move quickly and violently • throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective • record on photographic film • emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully • cause a sharp and sudden pain in • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing • variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors • throw dice, as in a crap game • spend frivolously and unwisely • score • utter fast and forcefully • measure the altitude of by using a sextant • produce buds, branches, or germinate • give an injection to | ||||||||
| sprouts | nounn | |||||||
noun • any new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud • a newly grown bud (especially from a germinating seed) verb • produce buds, branches, or germinate • put forth and grow sprouts or shoots | ||||||||
| stems | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed • a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ • cylinder forming a long narrow part of something • the tube of a tobacco pipe • front part of a vessel or aircraft • a turn made in skiing; the back of one ski is forced outward and the other ski is brought parallel to it verb • grow out of, have roots in, originate in • cause to point inward • stop the flow of a liquid • remove the stem from | ||||||||
| cultivator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone concerned with the science or art or business of cultivating the soil • a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) | ||||||||
| stool | nounn | |||||||
noun • a simple seat without a back or arms • solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels • (forestry) the stump of a tree that has been felled or headed for the production of saplings • a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination verb • lure with a stool, as of wild fowl • react to a decoy, of wildfowl • grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers • have a bowel movement | ||||||||
