/ ˈgɑːdn; NAmE ˈgɑːrdn/ noun , verb
■ noun
1.
[ C ] ( BrE ) ( NAmE yard ) a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with an area of grass, (called a lawn ) :
a front / back garden
children playing in the garden
garden flowers / plants
out in the garden
a rose garden (= where only roses are grown)
—see also kitchen garden , market garden , rock garden , roof garden —picture at house
2.
[ C ] ( NAmE ) an area in a yard where you grow flowers or plants
3.
[ C ] (usually gardens ) a public park :
the botanical gardens in Edinburgh
—see also zoological garden
4.
gardens [ sing. ] ( abbr. Gdns ) ( BrE ) used in the name of streets :
39 Belvoir Gardens
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IDIOMS
- everything in the garden is rosy
—more at common adjective , lead (I) verb
■ verb
[ v ] to work in a garden
► gar·den·er / ˈgɑːdnə(r); NAmE ˈgɑːrd-/ noun :
My wife's a keen gardener.
We employ a gardener two days a week.
► gar·den·ing / ˈgɑːdnɪŋ; NAmE ˈgɑːrd-/ noun [ U ]:
organic gardening
gardening gloves
a gardening programme on TV
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English : from Old Northern French gardin , variant of Old French jardin , of Germanic origin; related to yard area outside a building .