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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.
adjective
5.
pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden: fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden.
verb (used with object)
Idioms 8.
to cultivate as a garden.
9.
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:
1300–50; Middle English gardin < Old North French gardin, Old French jardin < Germanic; compare Old High German gartin-, German Garten, yard2
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, adjective
gar·den·less, adjective
gar·den·like, adjective
un·gar·dened, adjective
well-gar·dened, adjective
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garden (ˈɡɑːdən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | (Brit) |
| a. US and Canadian word: yard an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a house | |
| b. (as modifier): a garden chair | |
| 2. | a. an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc |
| b. (as modifier): garden tools Related: horticultural | |
| 3. | (often plural) such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park: botanical gardens |
| 4. | a. a fertile and beautiful region |
| b. (as modifier): a garden paradise | |
| 5. | (modifier) provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardens: a garden flat |
| 6. | informal lead a person up the garden path to mislead or deceive a person |
| —adj | |
| 7. | informal common or garden ordinary; unexceptional |
| —vb | |
| 8. | to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc) |
| Related: horticultural | |
| [C14: from Old French gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gart enclosure; see | |
| 'gardenless | |
| —adj | |
| 'garden-like | |
| —adj | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
garden
c.1300, from O.N.Fr. gardin, from V.L. hortus gardinus "enclosed garden," via Frank. *gardo, from P.Gmc. *gardon (cf. O.Fris. garda, O.H.G. garto, Ger. Garten "garden," O.E. geard "enclosure," see yard (1)). The verb is first attested in 1570s. Related: Gardened; gardening.
Garden variety in figurative sense first recorded 1928.
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
garden
In addition to the idiom beginning with garden, also see lead down the garden path.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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Example sentences from the web
Moisture and heat have swollen the garden into a slum of bloom.
A reworked version of perfect garden was later created as their midinette debut single.
Later, speer took to the prison garden for enjoyment and work.
He sometimes seems to be acting as a groundskeeper to the garden.
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