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

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Examples from the Web for gardens

And while everyone benefits from gardens, they can provide an extra boost for kids with special needs.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Gardens can provide kids with disabilities a greater level of autonomy,” said Fried.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
One of my three sons is a student who thrives there, due in no small part to innovative programs like its greenhouse and gardens.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gardens can be designed to be accessible and interesting to people of all levels of abilities.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The guidebooks tell one story of Delhi: the beautiful Mughal gardens and the city snapped from a rickshaw.
Delhi in Crisis: How Corruption Rotted a Great Capital|William O’Connor|May 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"You did more when you got out of the cab at the top of the gardens here," he whispered in reply.
The Missionary|George Griffith
Norwich has long been known by the designation of a “City of Gardens.”
Addresses & Papers / Collectanea|Peter Eade
There was nothing left but the cabarets, and the Gardens, the Palm Rooms, and the ukuleles of to-day.
Frenzied Fiction|Stephen Leacock
For his orchards, the king took apple, pear, and cherry trees from the orchards and gardens of Chertsey Abbey.
Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea.|Anonymous
Our gardens were always the lands we had inherited or conquered, and we called ourselves by the names of the little Russians.
Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances|Juliana Horatia Ewing

British Dictionary definitions for gardens

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 gardens

garden

In addition to the idiom beginning with garden

garden variety

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lead down the garden path

garden

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adjective

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

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