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.

Nearby words

gard, garda, garda síochána, gardant, garde-manger, garden, garden apartment, garden center, garden centre, garden city, garden cress

Idioms

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

Related forms

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

well-gar·dened, adjective

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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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.
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Don Gesualdo had gone across the rough grass of the garden, and had passed out of sight beyond the tall hedge of rose-laurel.
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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) /

noun

British

an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a houseUS and Canadian word: yard
(as modifier)a garden chair

an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc
(as modifier)garden tools Related adjective: horticultural

(often plural) such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a parkbotanical gardens

a fertile and beautiful region
(as modifier)a garden paradise

(modifier) provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardensa garden flat

lead a person up the garden path informal to mislead or deceive a person

adjective

common or garden informal ordinary; unexceptional

verb

to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc)

Derived Forms

gardenless, adjectivegarden-like, adjective

Word Origin for garden

C14: from Old French gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gart enclosure; see yard ² (sense 1)

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Idioms and Phrases with garden

garden

In addition to the idiom beginning with garden

garden variety

also see:

lead down the garden path