Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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tiller | Yes | No | Yes | No |
lever | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tiller (noun) | lever (noun) |
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lever used to turn the rudder on a boat | a rigid bar pivoted about a fulcrum |
a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture) | a flat metal tumbler in a lever lock |
someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops) | a simple machine that gives a mechanical advantage when given a fulcrum |
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass |
tiller (verb) | lever (verb) |
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grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers | to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open |