Definition

Adjective: * Prepared for planting: Describes land that has been turned, broken up, and stirred using tools like a plow, harrow, or hoe to make it ready for sowing seeds.

Usage

The adjective "tilled" is used to describe the state of soil or land. It indicates that the land has been worked and is now in a suitable condition for agriculture. It is often followed by a noun like "land," "soil," or "field."

Examples

• The farmer showed us his tilled field, which was now free of weeds and soft.
• Only the tilled earth was dark and rich, contrasting with the untouched grassland.
• Before planting the corn, they ensured the soil was properly tilled.

Advanced Usage

• "Well-tilled": An intensified form describing land that has been thoroughly and carefully prepared.
  • The well-tilled garden produced an excellent harvest.
• "Newly tilled": Describes land that has been prepared very recently.
  • The smell of newly tilled earth filled the air after the spring plowing.

Variants and Related Words

• Till (verb): The action of preparing land for planting by plowing, harrowing, or hoeing.
  • He will till the soil tomorrow.
• Tilling (noun): The process or activity of preparing land in this way.
  • The tilling of the fields is hard work.
• Tiller (noun): A person who tills the land; also a machine or tool used for tilling.
  • The farmer is a tiller of the soil.

Synonyms

• Plowed (or ploughed): Specifically turned with a plow.
• Cultivated: Prepared and used for growing crops (can be broader than just tilling).
• Worked: A more general term for land that has been prepared.

Antonyms

• Untilled: Land that has not been prepared for planting.
• Uncultivated: Land not used for growing crops; wild.
• Fallow: Plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period.

Adjective

1. turned or stirred by plowing or harrowing or hoeing
   • tilled land ready for seed