Many assume that till is an abbreviated form of until. In fact, it is a distinct word that existed in English at least a century before until, both as a preposition meaning “to” and as a conjunction …

till verb [T] (PREPARE LAND) to prepare and use land for growing crops: to till the soil

Till, in geology, unsorted material deposited directly by glacial ice and showing no stratification. Till is sometimes called boulder clay because it is composed of clay, boulders of intermediate …

The terms "till," "until," and "'til" are often used interchangeably, but they have subtle differences in their usage. Let's explore each term and provide examples to illustrate their distinct applications.

2 days ago · The preposition till is ubiquitous in informal register of modern English; nonetheless, in formal register it is often replaced with until or to, except in some varieties, such as Indian …

In a shop or other place of business, a till is a counter or cash register where money is kept, and where customers pay for what they have bought.

1. up to the time of; until: to fight till death. 2. before (used in negative constructions): They didn't come till today.

The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955 brought nationwide attention to the racial violence and injustice prevalent in Mississippi. While visiting his relatives in Mississippi, Till went to the …

The noun till means the same as "cash register." When you work at the store long enough, they'll let you operate the till.

The alleged youthful teasing of 14-year-old African American Emmett Till with white store clerk Carolyn Bryant, on August 28, 1955, led to his brutal murder at the hands of Bryant’s husband …