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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.

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

/ ˈɡɑːə /

noun

    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

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

      garden tools

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

    botanical gardens

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

      a garden paradise

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

    a garden flat

  3. lead a person up the garden path informal.
    to mislead or deceive a person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. common or garden informal.
    ordinary; unexceptional
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԱ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

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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
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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)
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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 .
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

I’d either go to the side area where there are a few chairs and sit and read or go to one of the benches that overlook the Japanese garden.

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The sunny weather in March helped sales at garden centres, which reported "robust trading", the ONS said.

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There will be a tea party afterwards in the gardens of Buckingham Palace for about 50 veterans, their families and other members of the wartime generation.

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"There is the garden and my house to tidy up," she said.

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Times Plants tested soil in burn-area gardens prior to scraping to get a snapshot of toxins in the soil and whether they existed at levels harmful to plants or people — which aren’t always the same.

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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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