garden

gar·den  (gärdn)

n.

1. A plot of land used for the cultivation of flowers, vegetables, herbs, or fruit.

2. gardens Grounds laid out with flowers, trees, and ornamental shrubs and used for recreation or display. Often used in the plural: public gardens; a botanical garden.

3. A yard or lawn.

4. A fertile, well-cultivated region.

5.

a. An open-air establishment where refreshments are served.

b. A large public auditorium or arena.

v. gar·dened, gar·den·ing, gar·dens

v.tr.

1. To cultivate (a plot of ground) as a garden.

2. To furnish with a garden.

v.intr.

1. To plant or tend a garden.

2. To work as a gardener.

adj.

1. Of, suitable to, or used in a garden: garden tools; garden vegetables.

2. Provided with open areas and greenery: a garden community.

3. Garden-variety.

Idiom:

lead/take down the garden path

To mislead or deceive (another).

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[Middle English gardin, from Old North French, from gart, of Germanic origin; see gher-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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garden

Noun

1. an area of land usually next to a house, for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables Related adjective horticultural

2. Also: (gardens) a cultivated area of land open to the public: Kensington Gardens

3. lead someone up the garden path Informal to mislead or deceive someone

Verb

to work in or take care of a garden [Old French gardin]

gardener n
gardening n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	garden - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated 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 - a garden laid out for esthetic effect; "they spent a great deal of money on the landscaping" 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 topiary - a garden having shrubs clipped or trimmed into decorative shapes especially of animals plot of ground, plot of land, patch, plot - a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation; "a bean plot"; "a cabbage patch"; "a briar patch"
	2.	garden - the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden botany, flora, vegetation - all the plant life in a particular region or period; "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
	3.	garden - a yard or lawn adjoining a house patio, terrace - usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence curtilage, grounds, yard - the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
Verb	1.	garden - work in the garden; "My hobby is gardening" gardening, horticulture - the cultivation of plants landscape - do landscape gardening; "My sons landscapes for corporations and earns a good living" tend - have care of or look after; "She tends to the children"

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garden

noun grounds, park, plot, patch, lawn, allotment, yard U.S., Canad. forest park N.Z. >> adjective horticultural

Translations

garden [ˈgɑːdn] n → jardín m;

gardens npl (public) → parque m; jardines mpl;

(private) → huertos mpl

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garden [ˈgɑːdn] n → jardin m

vi → jardiner;

gardens npl (public) → jardin public;

(private) → parc m

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garden [ˈgɑːdn] n → Garten m

vi → gärtnern;

gardens npl (public park) → Park m;

(private) → Gartenanlagen pl;

she was gardening → sie arbeitete im Garten

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garden [ˈgɑːdn] n → giardino

vi → lavorare nel giardino;

gardens npl (public) → giardini pubblici;

(private) → parco