garden

[ gahr-dn ]

/ ˈgɑr dn /

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noun

a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.

a piece of ground or other space, commonly with ornamental plants, trees, etc., used as a park or other public recreation area: a public garden.

a fertile and delightful spot or region.

British. yard² (def. 1).

adjective

pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden: fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture.

garden-variety.

verb (used without object)

to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden.

verb (used with object)

to cultivate as a garden.

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Idioms for garden

lead up / down the garden path, to deceive or mislead in an enticing way; lead on; delude: The voters had been led up the garden path too often to take a candidate's promises seriously.

Origin of garden

1300–50; Middle English gardin<Old North French gardin,Old French jardin<Germanic; compare Old High German gartin-,German Garten,yard²

OTHER WORDS FROM garden

gar·den·a·ble, adjectivegar·den·less, adjectivegar·den·like, adjectiveun·gar·dened, adjective

well-gardened, adjective

Words nearby garden

Gard, Garda, gardant, Garda Síochána, garde-manger, garden, Gardena, garden apartment, garden center, garden centre, garden city

Definition for garden (2 of 2)

Garden

[ gahr-dn ]

/ ˈgɑr dn /

noun

Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.

Mary, 1877–1967, U.S. soprano.

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Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.
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No sign of any North Koreans, just lots of common, or garden, internet cybercriminals.
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After all, you prepare your home, car, garden and other things for the seasonal change, so why not your body?
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Miyazaki is frank in his interviews with Sunada, whom he allows to tag along to his studio, his garden, and his private atelier.
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In the distance suddenly the cypress trees became alive with huge flaring torches, which lit the garden like Bengal lights.
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I repaired the carts; made paths in the garden, dug the beds, painted the roofs.
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Now all these dangerous weapons went over into a poor man's garden, where his son and some other boys were weeding it.
Forgotten Tales of Long Ago|E. V. Lucas
Don Gesualdo had gone across the rough grass of the garden, and had passed out of sight beyond the tall hedge of rose-laurel.
A Rainy June and Other Stories|Ouida
When the lesson was over, we used to go up to the watermelon patch behind the garden.
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British Dictionary definitions for garden

garden

/ (ˈɡɑːdən) /