Till

Word TILL
Character 4
Hyphenation till
Pronunciations /tɪl/

Definitions and meanings of "Till"

What do we mean by till?

To prepare (land) for the raising of crops, as by plowing and harrowing; cultivate. transitive verb

A drawer, small chest, or compartment for money, as in a store. noun

A supply of money; a purse. noun

Glacial drift composed of an unconsolidated, heterogeneous mixture of clay, sand, pebbles, cobbles, and boulders. noun

Until. preposition

Until. conjunction

A drawer; a tray, as of a trunk or box. Also called tiller. noun

Specifically A money-drawer; a drawer under or in a shop-counter, in which money is kept. noun

In printing: In earlier forms of hand printing-presses, a crosspiece extending between the main uprights of the frame, and serving to guide and steady the hose or sleeve, which contained the spindle and screws. Also called shelf. noun

One of the spaces or cells between the ribbed projections of the platen of a hand-press. noun

To exert one's self for; labor for; procure by exertion; earn; gain; obtain; get.

To attain; reach; extend.

To labor on; work; cultivate: as, to till the soil.

To set; prepare.

To prop up.

In geology, a stiff clay containing boulders of all sizes up to several tons in weight, and these often smoothed and striated by glacial action. noun

To; unto: expressing motion to a place or person.

Up to; down to; as far as: expressing distance, extent, or degree.

To; unto: expressing action directed to or having regard to a person.

To; unto: expressing change or result.

Until; to, up to; as late as (a given time).

To, up to (physically).

To make it possible that.

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The word "till" in example sentences

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T.ey stayed with me till half past eleven, when we set out for Mr T. Hope's rout, but after waiting in the street _till near one_, we found to get in was impossible. ❋ A. M. W. [Compiler] Stirling (N/A)

“Maggie, ” he said, in a deep tone of slow decision, “let us never go home again, till no one can part us, —till we are married. ❋ Unknown (1917)

I sot up till the clock was gone twelve last night, a-lookin’ at ’em, —I did, —till they stared at me out o’ the picturs as if they’d know when I spoke to ’em. ❋ Unknown (1917)

Gradual_, a _Short Sequens_, the _Gospel_, the _Nicene Creed_, and a number of other matters, not excepting even the _elevation_ of the host, but not for adoration, which latter he retained till [sic] _till twelve years after the Diet at Augsburg! ❋ Unknown (1836)

_So_, till _the_ JUDGMENT that YOURSELF _arise_ [_till_ then], ❋ Delia Bacon (1835)

I therefore consented to stay, not till the recovery of their nurse, but ’till I should receive a letter from my friends at Paris. ❋ Unknown (1789)

Add nothing, and diminish nothing, let this lamp shine “till the day dawn, ’till the morning of the resurrection,” and walk ye in the light of it, and do not kindle any other sparkles, else ye shall lie down in the grave in sorrow, and rise in sorrow. ❋ Hugh Binning (1640)

Neither of us said another word till the dorm came into sight. ❋ Kristi Cook (2011)

As a final oddity, while I remembered the movie, I didn't know the title till I caught it again a few years ago, a definite Wow! experience. ❋ Carla (2010)

The countship of Angoulême dated from the 9th century, the most important of the early counts being William Taillefer, whose descendants held the title till the end of the 12th century. ❋ Various (N/A)

The law allows the courts and tribunals in sentencing an individual under the age of eighteen years completed to order him to remain at the disposal of the Government after the end of his term till he attains his majority: such persons are also sent to Ghent. ❋ 1840-1916 (1913)

Its history is involved in the life of Sir James Brooke, who was originally created the rajah, or governor of the country, by the Sultan of Bruneï, and retained the title till his death in 1868. ❋ Oliver Optic (1859)

They extended the term till it embraced not merely the visible creation, but the thoughts, observances, and aspirations of mankind. ❋ Henry Sumner Maine (1855)

Italy was unworthy of his title till it was acknowledged by the Roman people. ❋ Edward Gibbon (1765)

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