Meanings
garden1
noungarden (plural gardens)
plural gardens
- An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
flower garden; herb garden; rose garden; vegetable garden
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[…] I ſuppoſe the North ſide of the water to be the beſt ſide for your garden, that it may haue the comfort of the South Sunne to lye vpon it and face it, and the dwelling houſe to bee aboue it, to defend the cold windes and froſts both from your herbes, and flowers, and early fruits.
1629, John Parkinson, “The Situation of a Garden of Pleasure, with the Nature of Soyles, and How to Amend the Defects that are in Many Sorts of Situations and Grounds”, in Paradisi in Sole Paradisus Terrestris. […], London: […] Hvmfrey Lownes and Robert Yovng […], →OCLC, page 1Maybe, I don't really wanna know / How your garden grows / 'Cause I just wanna fly
1994, Noel Gallagher, “Live Forever”, in Definitely Maybe, performed by Oasis- in pluralSuch an ornamental place to which the public have access.
You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.
Synonyms: park, public garden
- attributiveTaking place in, or used in, such a garden.
garden party; garden path; garden spade
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The garden parties of pre-1914 were something to be remembered. Everyone was dressed up to the nines, high-heeled shoes, muslin frocks with blue sashes, large leghorn hats with drooping roses. There were lovely ices […] with every kind of cream cake, of sandwich, of éclair, and peaches, muscat grapes, and nectarines.
1977, Agatha Christie, chapter 5, in An Autobiography, part II, London: Collins, →ISBN - broadlyAn ornamental garden featuring plants and other features to attract, house, conserve, benefit and/or display certain animals.
butterfly garden; wild bird garden
- in pluralA road, street, or similar thoroughfare, which sometimes occupies a former garden.
32 Windsor Gardens.
- cartomancyThe twentieth Lenormand card.
- slangPubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
c. 2004, Hair Care Down There, Inc, The History of Hair Removal viewed at haircaredownthere.com on 9 May 2006 - Primping and pruning the secret garden might seem like a totally 21st century concept, but the fact is women have gotten into below-the-belt grooming since before the Bronze Age.
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Blow on my garden [speaking of her genitalia], so the spices of it may flow out. Let my Beloved come into His garden [her pubic area] and eat His pleasant fruits.
1995, Lee Tyler, Biblical Sexual Morality and What About Pornography? viewed at etext.org on 9 May 2006N.B. From a commentary on Song of Solomon 4:16, which was written in Hebrew c. 950 BC; book footnotes are shown here within brackets. Many scholars disagree with this Biblical interpretation, which is included as evidence of the word's usage in 1995 rather than the intended meaning of Biblical Hebrew גַּן (gan) in 950 BC.
Synonyms: pubic hair
verbgarden (third-person singular simple present gardens, present participle gardening, simple past and past participle gardened)
present singular third person gardens · participle present gardening · participle past gardened · past gardened
- intransitiveTo grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
I love to garden—this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.
Synonyms: make garden
- slangTo smoke marijuana.
adjectivegarden (not comparable)
- not comparableCommon, ordinary, domesticated.
In that case, the thing was mere plain or garden robbery.
1925, Agatha Christie, The Secret of ChimneysSynonyms: garden variety
Garden2
proper nounthe Garden
- UKobsoleteslangCovent Garden in London, England, or its theatre or market.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSuch an ornamental place to which the public have access.
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parkpublic garden
nounThe grounds at the front or back of a house.
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nounPubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
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verbTo grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
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verbOf a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.
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adjectiveCommon, ordinary, domesticated.
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adjectivethe usual or familiar type
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Germanic*gardô“enclosure, garden, house”
- Frankish*gardin-
- Anglo-Normangardin
- Middle Englishgardyn
- Englishgarden
From Middle English gardyn, garden, from Anglo-Norman gardin, from Frankish *gardin-, oblique stem of *gardō (“enclosure, yard”), from Proto-Germanic *gardô (“enclosure, garden, house”), whence also inherited English yard (compare Old French jart alongside jardin, Medieval Latin gardīnus). Doublet of jardin and of garth. Displaced Old English wyrttūn. Cognates Cognate with West Frisian gard, Low German Goorn, Dutch gaard, gaarde, German Garten, Icelandic garður, French jardin, Spanish jardín, Italian giardino, Sicilian jardinu. Via PIE cognate with Bulgarian градина (gradina), Czech zahrada, Polish ogród, Russian огоро́д (ogoród). Compare typologically Latin hortus (a possible cognate via PIE); Ancient Greek περίβολος (períbolos), Proto-Iranian *paridayjah (whence Ancient Greek παράδεισος (parádeisos)).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans tuin, voortuin
- tuingrounds at the front or back of a house
- voortuingrounds at the front or back of a house
- agterplaasgrounds at the front or back of a house
- tuinpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Ancient Greek παράδεισος, λαχανεία
- παράδεισος (parádeisos)gardens with public access
- λαχανεία (lakhaneía)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- κῆπος (kêpos)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Arabic بُسْتَان, حَدِيقَة
- بُسْتَان (bustān)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- حَدِيقَة (ḥadīqa)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- جَنَّة (janna)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- جنينة (ginēna)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- حَدِيقَة (ḥadīga)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- بَخْشَة (baḵša)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- جردة (jarda)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- جنينة (jnīna)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- حديقة (ḥadīʔe)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Basque lorategi
- lorategipiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Bavarian German Goatn, Gartn
- Goatngardens with public access
- Gartngardens with public access
- Goatngrounds at the front or back of a house
- Gartngrounds at the front or back of a house
- Goatnpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- Gartnpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Bengali উদ্দ্যান, বাগ
- উদ্দ্যান (udddan)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- বাগ (bag)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Bulgarian парк, гради́на
- парк (park)gardens with public access
- гради́на (gradína)grounds at the front or back of a house
- гради́на (gradína)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- обработвам градина (obrabotvam gradina)grow plants
Catalan jardí, parc
- jardígardens with public access
- parcgardens with public access
- jardí públicgardens with public access
- horta vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- jardípiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Chinese хуайүан, 花園 /花园
- хуайүан (huayüan)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- 花園 /花园 (hoe-hn̂g / hoa-hûiⁿ)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Chinese Cantonese 花園 /花园
- 花園 /花园piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Chinese Mandarin 菜園 /菜园, 花園 /花园
- 菜園 /菜园 (càiyuán)grounds at the front or back of a house
- 花園 /花园 (huāyuán)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Czech zahrada, zahrada
- zahradagardens with public access
- zahradagrounds at the front or back of a house
- zahradapiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Danish have, park
- havegardens with public access
- parkgardens with public access
- anlæggardens with public access
- havegrounds at the front or back of a house
- havepiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- lave havearbejdegrow plants
Dutch tuin, park
- tuingardens with public access
- parkgardens with public access
- tuingrounds at the front or back of a house
- tuinpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- gaardpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- tuinierengrow plants
Esperanto gazono, ĝardeno
- gazonogrounds at the front or back of a house
- ĝardenopiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- ĝardenigrow plants
Estonian park, aed
- parkgardens with public access
- aedgrounds at the front or back of a house
- juurviljaaedgrounds at the front or back of a house
- aedpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Finnish puutarha, puisto
- puutarhagardens with public access
- puistogardens with public access
- puutarhagrounds at the front or back of a house
- kasvimaaa vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- karvoitusslang: the pubic hair
- puutarhapiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- hoitaa puutarhaagrow plants
- näpäyttää kenttää mailallain cricket
French jardin public, parc
- jardin publicgardens with public access
- parcgardens with public access
- jardingrounds at the front or back of a house
- jardinpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- jardinergrow plants
German Garten, Garten
- Gartengardens with public access
- Gartengrounds at the front or back of a house
- Vorgartengrounds at the front or back of a house
- Gestrüppslang: the pubic hair
- Gartenpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- Gartepiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- gärtnerngrow plants
Greek πάρκο, κήπος
- πάρκο (párko)gardens with public access
- κήπος (kípos)grounds at the front or back of a house
- κήπος (kípos)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- περιβόλι (perivóli)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- μπαξές (baxés)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- κηπεύω (kipévo)grow plants
- καλλιεργώ κήπο (kalliergó kípo)grow plants
- περιποιούμαι κήπο (peripiúme cípo)grow plants
Hebrew גַּן, בוסתן \ בֻּסְתָּן
- גַּן (gan)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- בוסתן \ בֻּסְתָּן (bustán)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- גִּנֵּן (ginén)grow plants
Hindi वाटिका, उद्यान
- वाटिका (vāṭikā)gardens with public access
- उद्यान (udyān)gardens with public access
- उपवन (upvan)gardens with public access
- बगिया (bagiyā)grounds at the front or back of a house
- वाटिका (vāṭikā)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- बगिया (bagiyā)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- उद्यान (udyān)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- उपवन (upvan)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- वाटिका (vāṭikā)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- बाड़ी (bāṛī)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- बगिया (bagiyā)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Hungarian park, kert
- parkgardens with public access
- kertgrounds at the front or back of a house
- udvargrounds at the front or back of a house
- veteményeskerta vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- kertpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- virágoskertpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Icelandic garður
- garðurpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Indonesian taman, taman
- tamangardens with public access
- tamanpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- kebunpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Iranian Persian پَرْدیس, بوسْتان
- پَرْدیس (pardis)gardens with public access
- بوسْتان (bustân)gardens with public access
- بُسْتان (bostân)gardens with public access
- پارْک (pârk)gardens with public access
- باغْچِه (bâġče)grounds at the front or back of a house
- بوسْتان (bustân)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- بُسْتان (bostân)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- مویِ زَهار (mu-ye zahâr)slang: the pubic hair
- باغ (bâġ)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- باغْچِه (bâġče)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- پالیز (pâliz)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Irish gairdín, gairdín
- gairdíngardens with public access
- gairdíngrounds at the front or back of a house
- gairdínpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- garraípiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Italian giardino pubblico, parco
- giardino pubblicogardens with public access
- parcogardens with public access
- giardinogrounds at the front or back of a house
- ortoa vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- forestaslang: the pubic hair
- giardinopiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Japanese 広場, 庭
- 広場 (hiroba)gardens with public access
- 庭 (niwa)grounds at the front or back of a house
- 菜園 (saien)grounds at the front or back of a house
- 野菜畑 (yasaibatake)grounds at the front or back of a house
- 庭園 (teien)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- 庭 (niwa)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- 花園 (hanazono)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Korean 정원
- 정원 (jeong'won)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Latin hortus, hortus
- hortusa vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- hortuspiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- pōmāriumpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- viridāriumpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Latvian parks, dārzs
- parksgardens with public access
- dārzspiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Lithuanian parkas, sodas
- parkasgardens with public access
- sodaspiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Malay taman, kebun
- tamanpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- kebunpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Norwegian Bokmål park, hageanlegg
- parkgardens with public access
- hageanlegggardens with public access
- hagegrounds at the front or back of a house
- tomtgrounds at the front or back of a house
- hagepiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- havepiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Persian باغبانی کردن
- باغبانی کردن (bâġbâni kardan)grow plants
Polish ogród, ogród
- ogródgardens with public access
- ogródgrounds at the front or back of a house
- działkagrounds at the front or back of a house
- ogródeka vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- łoniakislang: the pubic hair
- sadpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- ogródpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- uprawiać ogródekgrow plants
Portuguese parque, quintal
- parquegardens with public access
- quintalgrounds at the front or back of a house
- brenhaslang: the pubic hair
- matagalslang: the pubic hair
- jardimpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- jardinargrow plants
Punjabi ਬਗੀਚਾ, ਬਾਗ
- ਬਗੀਚਾ (bagīcā)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- ਬਾਗ (bāg)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- ਵਾੜੀ (vāṛī)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Romanian parc, grădina publică
- parcgardens with public access
- grădina publicăgardens with public access
- grădinăgrounds at the front or back of a house
- curtegrounds at the front or back of a house
- iarbăslang: the pubic hair
- grădinăpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- face grădinăriegrow plants
- grădinărigrow plants
Russian сад, парк
- сад (sad)gardens with public access
- парк (park)gardens with public access
- сад (sad)grounds at the front or back of a house
- бахча́ (baxčá)grounds at the front or back of a house
- огоро́д (ogoród)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- бахча́ (baxčá)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- волосня́ (volosnjá)slang: the pubic hair
- сад (sad)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- садо́вничать (sadóvničatʹ)grow plants
- огоро́дничать (ogoródničatʹ)grow plants
Scottish Gaelic gàrradh
- gàrradhpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Slovak záhrada, záhradka
- záhradagardens with public access
- záhradkagardens with public access
- záhradagrounds at the front or back of a house
- záhradkagrounds at the front or back of a house
- záhradapiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- záhradkapiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Spanish jardines, jardín
- jardinesgardens with public access
- jardíngrounds at the front or back of a house
- huertoa vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- hortala vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- hortalizaa vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- huertaa vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- felpudoslang: the pubic hair
- jardínpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- parterrepiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- pensilpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- pénsilpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- arriatepiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- trabajar el jardíngrow plants
Swahili shamba, bustani
- shambapiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- bustanipiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- shambagrow plants
- shambain cricket
Swedish park, tomt
- parkgardens with public access
- tomtgrounds at the front or back of a house
- trädgårdgrounds at the front or back of a house
- trädgårdpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- arbeta i trädgårdengrow plants
- ägna sig åt trädgårdsskötselgrow plants
Tagalog hardin, lagwerta
- hardinpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
- lagwertapiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Tamil பூங்கா, கடி
- பூங்கா (pūṅkā)gardens with public access
- கடி (kaṭi)gardens with public access
- தோட்டம் (tōṭṭam)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Thai สวน
- สวน (sǔuan)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Turkish park, arkabahçe
- parkgardens with public access
- arkabahçegrounds at the front or back of a house
- ön bahçegrounds at the front or back of a house
- bostana vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- bahçepiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Ukrainian сад, го́род
- сад (sad)grounds at the front or back of a house
- го́род (hórod)grounds at the front or back of a house
- горо́д (horód)a vegetable garden — see also orchard, vineyard
- сад (sad)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Urdu باغِیچَہ, باغ
- باغِیچَہ (bāġīca)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
- باغ (bāġ)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
Vietnamese vườn rau, vườn
- vườn raugrounds at the front or back of a house
- vườnpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Welsh gardd
- garddpiece of land outside with flowers and plants
Yiddish גאָרטן
- גאָרטן (gortn)piece of land outside with flowers and plants
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