Definition of garden Garden

/gɑˈɹdʌn/ - [gardun] - gar•den

We found 24 definitions of garden from 9 different sources.

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Noun

Plural: gardens

garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
  plot of ground, plot of land, plot, patch a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"; "I saw through his little game from the start"
  flower garden a garden featuring flowering plants
  formal garden a garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs
  orchard, woodlet, grove, plantation garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
  herb garden a garden for growing herbs
  hop field, hop garden a garden where hops are grown
  kitchen garden, vegetable garden, vegetable patch a small garden where vegetables are grown
  landscaping working as a landscape gardener
  market garden a garden where fruit and vegetables are grown for marketing
  pot farm a plot of ground where marijuana is grown and harvested (often hidden in a national forest)
  rock garden, rockery a garden featuring rocks; usually alpine plants
  roof garden a garden on a flat roof of a building
  rose garden a garden for growing roses
  sunken garden a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it
  tea garden a public garden where tea is served
garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a house
  curtilage, grounds, yard a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
garden - the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
  botany, flora, vegetation the branch of biology that studies plants

Verb

gardens, gardening, gardened  

garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening"
  tend manage or run; "tend a store"
  gardening, horticulture the cultivation of plants
  landscape do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • garden (Noun)
    An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food vegetable garden or ornamental purposes flower garden.
  • garden (Noun)
    Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
  • garden (Noun)
    The grounds at the front or back of a house.
  • garden (Noun)
    A cluster, a bunch.
  • garden (Noun)
    pubic Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
  • garden (Verb)
    To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
  • garden (Verb)
    Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.
  • garden (Adjective)
    Of, relating to, in, from or for use in a garden.
  • garden (Adjective)
    Common, ordinary, domesticated.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • garden (n.)
    A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.
  • garden (n.)
    A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.
  • garden (v. i.)
    To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.
  • garden (v. t.)
    To cultivate as a garden.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • garden
    A piece of land next to a house where flowers and other plants are grown and which often has an area of grass.
  • garden
    To grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • garden
    gär′dn, n. a piece of ground on which flowers, &c., are cultivated: a pleasant spot.—ns. Gar′dener; Gar′den-glass, a bell-glass for covering plants; Gar′dening, the act of laying out and cultivating gardens; Gar′den-par′ty, a party held on the lawn or in the garden of a private house.—Garden of Eden (see Eden); Hanging garden, a garden formed in terraces rising one above another—e.g. those of Nebuchadnezzar at Babylon; Market gardener, a gardener who raises vegetables, fruits, &c. for sale; Philosophers of the garden, followers of Epicurus who taught in a garden. [O. Fr. gardin (Fr. jardin); from Teut.]

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

  • garden
    From the Fr. garantir, to make good. Hence, a place where lovers make good.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

  • garden
    Many things grow in the garden that were never planted there.

Wikipedia Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • A Garden is usually a piece of land that is used for growing flowers, trees, shrubs, and other plants. The act of caring for a garden by watering the flowers and plants and removing the weeds is called gardening.

    Types of gardens.

    There are many types of gardens. People have small private gardens in the backyard outside their house. Some gardens are built indoors in malls, public buildings, or greenhouses. Greenhouses are special buildings where plants are grown. A greenhouse has a transparent glass or plastic roof and walls that let sunlight in.

    Water gardens are plants that are grown in ornamental (decorative) pools and ponds. People doing water gardening plant water lilies and other aquatic (water) plants.

    Gardening can be done outside of the home, as well. There are in city gardens, botanical gardens (places where plants are grown), zoos which have gardens, and theme parks which have gardens. These types of gardens are cared for by people called gardeners or groundskeepers.

    Gardens compared with farms.

    Gardens are related to farms (agriculture); both gardens and farms are used for growing plants. But farms are much larger than gardens. A farm may have hundreds of square kilometers of plants and crops. A garden in a person's backyard is usually only measures a few square meters.

    Farms are businesses which sell the crops, fruit, and vegetables that are produced. Some gardens are businesses, which charge a fee to enter the garden. However, private gardens in people's backyar

Part of speech

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  • garden, verb, present, 1st person singular of garden (infinitive).
  • garden, verb (infinitive).
  • garden, noun, singular of gardens.

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