till

¹till

preposition \t^əl, təl, ˈtil\

Definition of TILL

1

chiefly Scottish : to

2

or 'til also til : until

Examples of TILL

1. We won't finish till next week.
2. The event doesn't start till tomorrow.

Origin of TILL

Middle English, from Old English til; akin to Old Norse til to, till, Old English til good

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with TILL

bill, brill, chill, dill, drill, fill, frill, gill, grill, grille, hill, ill, kill, krill, mil, mill, mille, nil, nill, Phil, pill, prill, quill, rill, shill, shrill, sill, skill, spill, squill, still, swill, thill, thrill, til, trill, twill, vill, will

²till

conjunction

Definition of TILL

: until

Variants of TILL

till or 'til also til

Examples of TILL

1. They kept playing till it got dark.
2. He spun around till he was dizzy.

First Known Use of TILL

12th century

³till

transitive verb \ˈtil\

Definition of TILL

: to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops : cultivate

— till·able \ˈti-lə-bəl\ adjective

Examples of TILL

1. The farmers are tilling the soil.
2. <farmers tilling the soil from sunup to sunset>

Origin of TILL

Middle English tilien, tillen, from Old English tilian; akin to Old English til good, suitable, Old High German zil goal

First Known Use: 12th century

Related to TILL

Synonyms

cultivate, tend, farm

Related Words

crop, plant; harvest, reap; harrow, hoe; sharecrop

Other Agriculture/Gardening Terms

fallow, graft, heirloom, loam, potash, soilage, swath, tilth, windfall

⁴till

noun \ˈtil\

Definition of TILL

1

a : a box, drawer, or tray in a receptacle (as a cabinet or chest) used especially for valuables

b : a money drawer in a store or bank; also : cash register

2

a : the money contained in a till

b : a supply of especially ready money

Origin of TILL

Middle English tille locker, chest

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Business Terms

amortize, caveat emptor, clearinghouse, divest, due diligence, emolument, green-collar, marque, overhead, perquisite

⁵till

noun \ˈtil\

Definition of TILL

: unstratified glacial drift consisting of clay, sand, gravel, and boulders intermingled

Origin of TILL

origin unknown

First Known Use: 1842

till

noun    (Concise Encyclopedia)

In geology, the unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder clay because it is composed of clay, boulders of intermediate size, or both. The rock fragments are usually angular and sharp rather than rounded, because they are deposited from ice and have undergone little water transport. The pebbles and boulders may be faceted and striated from grinding while lodged in the glacier.