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Gardening
is always a great word to know.
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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. yard2 (def. 1).
adjective
5.
pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden: fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture.
verb (used without object)
7.
to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden.
verb (used with object)
Idiom8.
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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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.
EXPANDGarden variety in figurative sense first recorded 1928.
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