garden

¹

[ gahr-dn ]

noun

1. a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.
2. 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.

3. a fertile and delightful spot or region.
4. British. yard ²( def 1 ).

adjective

1. pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden:

   fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture.

2. garden-variety.

verb (used without object)

1. to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden.

verb (used with object)

1. to cultivate as a garden.

Garden

²

[ gahr-dn ]

noun

1. Alexander, 1730?–91, U.S. naturalist, born in Scotland.
2. Mary, 1877–1967, U.S. soprano.

garden

/ ˈɡɑːdən /

noun

1. 1. an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a house US and Canadian wordyard
   2. ( as modifier )

      a garden chair

2. 1. an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc
   2. ( as modifier ) horticultural

      garden tools

3. often plural such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park

   botanical gardens

4. 1. a fertile and beautiful region
   2. ( as modifier )

      a garden paradise

5. modifier provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardens

   a garden flat

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

adjective

1. common or garden informal.
   common or garden ordinary; unexceptional

verb

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

Derived Forms

• ˈgardenless, adjective
• ˈgarden-ˌlike, adjective

Other Words From

• garden·a·ble adjective
• garden·less adjective
• garden·like adjective
• un·gardened adjective
• well-gardened adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of garden¹

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English gardin, from Old North French gardin, Old French jardin, from Germanic; compare Old High German gartin-, German Garten; yard ²

Word History and Origins

Origin of garden¹

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

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. 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.

More idioms and phrases containing garden

In addition to the idiom beginning with garden , also see lead down the garden path .

Example Sentences

Although it might seem like garden variety sweat, it’s different from the watery eccrine type.

From Science News For Students

Tapping into walled garden data is critical for advertisersThe ability to capture first-party customer data is perhaps the most significant benefit for advertisers.

From Digiday

If the weather’s good and you have access to a garden or a park nearby, take your workout outside—grass doesn’t need a thorough de-stink after your air squats.

From Popular-Science

They’re not a social-media platform—connections are made, but often it’s through linking to other digital gardens, or gathering in forums like Reddit and Telegram to nerd out over code.

From MIT Technology Review

So far, they’ve set up 217 hubs across the country and reached an estimated 10,000 gardens, Kleinman says.

From Eater

Tend to your own garden, to quote the great sage of free speech, Voltaire, and invite people to follow your example.

From The Daily Beast

But they had not quit and here they now were as the Emerald Society Pipes and Drums came into the Garden.

From The Daily Beast

No sign of any North Koreans, just lots of common, or garden, internet cybercriminals.

From The Daily Beast

After all, you prepare your home, car, garden and other things for the seasonal change, so why not your body?

From The Daily Beast

Miyazaki is frank in his interviews with Sunada, whom he allows to tag along to his studio, his garden, and his private atelier.

From The Daily Beast

It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'

From Project Gutenberg

Ten minutes later, veiled and cloaked, she stepped out alone into the garden.

From Project Gutenberg

It goes without saying that Ferns of all kinds are interesting plants to grow in the garden and house.

From Project Gutenberg

Of course it is only the hardiest Ferns which can be expected to grow well in the town garden.

From Project Gutenberg

In such conditions many kinds which do not flourish very freely in the open garden, grow into handsome specimens.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• back yard
• bed
• field
• greenhouse
• nursery
• patio
• terrace