tillage

CEFRC1

/ˈtɪlɪd͡ʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The preparation of soil for growing crops.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Land cultivated in this way.

Examples

  • Modern tillage methods help to prepare the soil for the crops.

  • The farmer prepared the soil for planting using traditional tillage methods.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The act or process of soil disturbance as a part of farming; especially, types of disturbance requiring draft animals or machinery for power.

  2. The cultivation of arable land by plowing, sowing and raising crops.

More examples

In context

  • Tillage is the act of preparing land for growing various crops.

  • Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

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Antonyms

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

Proper blank of the field in spring helps prepare the ground for new crops.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English tillage; by surface analysis, till + -age.