plural gardens
1
a
: a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are cultivated
b
: a rich well-cultivated region
c
: a container (such as a window box) planted with usually a variety of small plants
2
a
: a public recreation area or park usually ornamented with plants and trees
a botanical garden
b
: an open-air eating or drinking place
c
: a large hall for public entertainment
see also garden apartment, garden level
1
: of, relating to, used in, or frequenting a garden
a garden gate
a garden hose
garden pests
2
: of a kind typically grown in gardens
garden phlox
also
: suitable for growth in an outdoor garden especially due to hardiness
garden chrysanthemums
3
: commonly found : garden-variety
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Examples of garden in a Sentence
Noun
We planted a small garden in our backyard.
They were sitting out in the back garden.
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John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
The Botanic Garden and Ian Bruce Eichner, the CEO of Continuum Companies, have reached a deal that will protect the garden’s greenhouses from shadows and allow the developer’s Franklin Avenue project to finally move forward, according to the Botanic Garden.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite her paternal musical lineage, Laila!’s rise has been gardened by women close to her including her sisters, grandmother, and mom-ager, who all call her their baby genius.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2018
Garden categories include vegetables, fruit, flowers and miscellaneous items such as gourds, pumpkins and sunflowers.
—Courant Community, 29 Aug. 2017
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Noun
The wildly popular attraction, which winds through a mile of the tightly packed urban garden, includes tens of thousands of glittering LED lights, special drinks and more.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 14 Nov. 2024
The Botanic Garden and Ian Bruce Eichner, the CEO of Continuum Companies, have reached a deal that will protect the garden’s greenhouses from shadows and allow the developer’s Franklin Avenue project to finally move forward, according to the Botanic Garden.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024
Verb
Their life takes a tragic turn, however, when Thunder is injured after a car hit her in her yard while gardening.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2024
Despite her paternal musical lineage, Laila!’s rise has been gardened by women close to her including her sisters, grandmother, and mom-ager, who all call her their baby genius.
—Elise Brisco, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2024
Adjective
Wilma was a lifelong member of the United Methodist Church, and a member of many social, civic and garden groups.
—Orlando Sentinel, OrlandoSentinel.com, 8 Feb. 2018
Garden categories include vegetables, fruit, flowers and miscellaneous items such as gourds, pumpkins and sunflowers.
—Courant Community, 29 Aug. 2017
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“Garden.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/garden. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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garden
1 of 3 noun
gar·den
ˈgärd-ᵊn 
1
: a plot of ground where herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables are grown
2
a
: a public recreation area or park usually ornamented with plants and trees
a botanical garden
b
: an open-air eating or drinking place
garden
2 of 3 verb
gardened; gardening
ˈgärd-niŋ
-ᵊn-iŋ
1
: to lay out or work in a garden
2
: to make into a garden
garden
3 of 3 adjective1
: of, relating to, used in, or frequenting gardens
2
: of a kind grown under cultivation especially in the open
garden plants
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