(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
In British English, a ~ is a piece of land next to a house, with flowers, vegetables, other plants, and often grass. In American English, the usual word is yard , and a ~ refers only to land which is used for growing flowers and vegetables.
...the most beautiful ~ on Earth.
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2.
If you ~, you do work in your ~ such as weeding or planting.
Jim ~ed at the homes of friends on weekends.
VERB: V
~ing
I have taken up ~ing again.
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3.
Gardens are places like a park that have areas of plants, trees, and grass, and that people can visit and walk around.
The Gardens are open from 10.30am until 5pm.
...Kensington Gardens.
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4.
Gardens is sometimes used as part of the name of a street.
He lives at 9, Acacia Gardens.
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