tiller vs shoot

tiller and shoot both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tiller	Yes	No	Yes	No
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shoot is a hypernym of tiller; that is, shoot is a word with a broader meaning than tiller:

tiller (noun)	shoot (noun)
lever used to turn the rudder on a boat	the act of shooting at targets
a farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture)	a new branch
someone who tills land (prepares the soil for the planting of crops)
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass

tiller (verb)	shoot (verb)
grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers	give an injection to
	produce buds, branches, or germinate
	measure the altitude of by using a sextant
	record on photographic film
	make a film or photograph of something
	utter fast and forcefully
	fire a shot; release
	hit with a missile from a weapon
	score
	spend frivolously and unwisely
	force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
	throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
	throw dice, as in a crap game
	variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
	run or move very quickly or hastily
	move quickly and violently
	send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
	cause a sharp and sudden pain in
	kill by firing a missile
	emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully