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Till vs Garden - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between till and garden

is that till is a cash register while garden is an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

As verbs the difference between till and garden

is that till is to develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc while garden is to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

As a preposition till

is to.

As a conjunction till

is until, until the time that.

As an adjective garden is

common, ordinary, domesticated.

till

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (Northumbrian) til, from (etyl) til.

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • To.
  • *, Bk.XVIII, Ch.vii:
  • *:Than the knyghtes parters of the lystis toke up Sir Madore and led hym tylle hys tente.
  • *1854 , Prof. John Wilson, The Genius and Character of Burns , p.194 (Google preview):
  • *:Similar sentiments will recur to everyone familiar with his writings all through them till the very end.
  • Until, up to, as late as (a given time).
  • :
  • :
  • Synonyms
    * (until) til, 'til, until

    Conjunction

    (English Conjunctions)
  • until, until the time that
  • Maybe you can, maybe you can't: you won't know till you try.
  • * 1582 , 2:7:
  • that you stir not up, nor make the beloved to awake, till she please.
  • * 1846 , Edward Lear, The Book of Nonsense :
  • She twirled round and round, / Till she sunk underground,
  • * 1912 , anonymous, Punky Dunk and the Mouse , P.F. Volland & Co.:
  • And the Mouse sat and laughed till he cried.
    Synonyms
    * (until) 'til, until

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) tillen'' "to draw" from (etyl) ''-tyllan'' (as in ''betyllan'' "to lure, decoy," and ''fortyllan'' "draw away;" related to ''tollian ). Cognate with Albanian . Or alternatively from (etyl) tylle'' "compartment" from (etyl) ''tille'' "compartment, shelter on a ship" from (etyl) '' "plank."

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cash register
  • A removable box within a cash register containing the money
  • Pull all the tills and lock them in the safe.
  • The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift
  • My count of my till was 30 dollars short.
  • (obsolete) A tray or drawer in a chest.
  • Etymology 3

    (etyl) tilian

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc)
  • to work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops
  • * Bible, Genesis iii. 23
  • The Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.
  • to cultivate soil
  • (obsolete) To prepare; to get.
  • Etymology 4

    Unknown, but possibly via etymology 3 (the verb) because alluvial deposit is used as a fertilizer.

    Noun

    (wikipedia till) (en noun)
  • glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders
  • (dialect) manure or other material used to fertilize land
  • Etymology 5

    Shortened from lentil.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A vetch; a tare.
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    garden

    English

    (wikipedia garden)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
  • :
  • #(lb) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
  • #:
  • #(lb) Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.
  • #:
  • #*
  • #*:The garden parties of pre-1914 were something to be remembered. Everyone was dressed up to the nines, high-heeled shoes, muslin frocks with blue sashes, large leghorn hats with drooping roses. There were lovely iceswith every kind of cream cake, of sandwich, of éclair, and peaches, muscat grapes, and nectarines.
  • The at the front or back of a house.
  • :
  • (lb) A cluster, a bunch.
  • (lb) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
  • *1995 , Lee Tyler, Biblical Sexual Morality and What About Pornography? viewed at etext.org on 9 May 2006
  • *:Blow on my garden' [speaking of her genitalia], so the spices of it may flow out. Let my Beloved come into His '''garden [her pubic area] and eat His pleasant fruits. ''(A commentary on Song of Solomon 4:16, which was written in Hebrew c950 BC; book footnotes shown here bracketed within the text; many scholars disagree with the Biblical interpretation, which is included as evidence of usage in 1995 rather than intended meaning in 950 BC.)
  • *c2004 , Hair Care Down There, Inc, The History of Hair Removal viewed at haircaredownthere.com on 9 May 2006 -
  • *:Primping and pruning the secret garden might seem like a totally 21st century concept, but the fact is women have gotten into below-the-belt grooming since before the Bronze Age.
  • *2006 , Guest on Female First Forum at femalefirst.co.uk posting on Fashionable to shave the pubic area?? viewed on 9 May 2006
  • A woman's [unshaven] dark pubic triangle, glistening with pussy nectar and promising access to a hidden garden of delights.

    Synonyms

    * (decorative place outside) * (gardens with public access) park, public gardens * (grounds at the front or back of a house) yard (US) * (the pubic hair) See pubic hair

    Derived terms

    * back garden * castle garden * flower garden * front garden * gardening * (w) * garden path * garden-variety * herb garden * market garden * public gardens * rose garden * vegetable garden * zoological garden, zoological gardens * xerogarden

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (intransitive, chiefly, North America) to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
  • I love to garden — this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.
  • (cricket) of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.
  • Synonyms

    * (in cricket) farm

    Derived terms

    * gardener * gardening

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Common, ordinary, domesticated.