ridge vs till

ridge

noun
  • The line along which two sloping surfaces meet which diverge towards the ground. 

  • A chain of hills. 

  • A chain of mountains. 

  • The back of any animal; especially the upper or projecting part of the back of a quadruped. 

  • Any extended protuberance; a projecting line or strip. 

  • A long narrow elevation on an ocean bottom. 

  • The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from the salient angle of the covered way. 

  • An elongated region of high atmospheric pressure. 

  • The highest point on a roof, represented by a horizontal line where two roof areas intersect, running the length of the area. 

verb
  • To form into a ridge 

  • To extend in ridges 

till

noun
  • glacial drift consisting of a mixture of clay, sand, pebbles and boulders 

  • A vetch; a tare. 

  • A cash register. 

  • manure or other material used to fertilize land 

  • A removable box within a cash register containing the money. 

  • The contents of a cash register, for example at the beginning or end of the day or of a cashier's shift. 

verb
  • To develop so as to improve or prepare for usage; to cultivate (said of knowledge, virtue, mind etc.). 

  • To cultivate soil. 

  • To work or cultivate or plough (soil); to prepare for growing vegetation and crops. 

conj
  • Until, until the time that. 

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

  • To make it possible that. 

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