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tillow

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
til-low
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of tiller (“type of plant shoot”).

noun

Branch; twig; shoot.

British usage

verb

Alternative form of tiller.

verb

To spread; branch out; send forth shoots.

British usage; Intransitive verb

Etymology

From Middle English *tilwe, *telwe, *telghe, from Old English telga, telge (“twig, branch, shoot”). More at tiller.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *tilwe, telga, *tilwen, telgian, *telgōn

Usage

Inflected Forms

tillows (plural) tillows (present, singular) tillowing (participle, present) tillowed (participle, past) tillowed (past) telly (alternative)

Rhymes With

pillow li-lo willow kilo armadillo carrillo billow brillo peccadillo dillow tamarillo killow

Questions

What does tillow mean?
Alternative form of tiller (“type of plant shoot”).
Where does tillow come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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