Word Meaning

tiller definition and meaning

v. t. One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.
n. A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom of the original stalk; a sucker.
n. A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or stump.
n. A young timber tree.
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.
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.
n. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the bow itself.
n. The handle of anything.
n. A small drawer; a till.

Crossword clues for tiller

- Boat's steering device
- Digger helps to steer ship
- Helm
- Rudder handle
- Steering device