garden

[ gahr-dn ]

/ ˈgɑr dn /

noun

a plot of ground, usually near a house, where flowers, shrubs, vegetables, fruits, or herbs are cultivated.

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.

a fertile and delightful spot or region.

British. yard²(def 1).

adjective

pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for cultivation or use in a garden: fresh garden vegetables; garden furniture.

garden-variety.

verb (used without object)

to lay out, cultivate, or tend a garden.

verb (used with object)

to cultivate as a garden.

Idioms for garden

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 of garden

1300–50; Middle English gardin < Old North French gardin, Old French jardin < Germanic; compare Old High German gartin-, German Garten, yard²

OTHER WORDS FROM garden

gar·den·a·ble, adjective gar·den·less, adjective gar·den·like, adjective un·gar·dened, adjective

well-gar·dened, adjective

Words nearby garden

gard, garda, garda síochána, gardant, garde-manger, garden, garden apartment, garden center, garden centre, garden city, garden cress

British Dictionary definitions for lead up the garden path

garden

/ (ˈɡɑːdən) /

noun

British

an area of land, usually planted with grass, trees, flowerbeds, etc, adjoining a houseUS and Canadian word: yard
(as modifier)a garden chair

an area of land used for the cultivation of ornamental plants, herbs, fruit, vegetables, trees, etc
(as modifier)garden tools Related adjective: horticultural

(often plural) such an area of land that is open to the public, sometimes part of a park botanical gardens

a fertile and beautiful region
(as modifier)a garden paradise

(modifier) provided with or surrounded by a garden or gardens a garden flat

lead a person up the garden path informal to mislead or deceive a person

adjective

common or garden informal ordinary; unexceptional

verb

to work in, cultivate, or take care of (a garden, plot of land, etc)

Derived forms of garden

gardenless, adjective garden-like, adjective

Word Origin for garden

C14: from Old French gardin, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German gart enclosure; see yard ² (sense 1)

Idioms and Phrases with lead up the garden path (1 of 2)

lead up the garden path

see lead down the garden path.

Idioms and Phrases with lead up the garden path (2 of 2)

garden

In addition to the idiom beginning with garden

garden variety

also see:

lead down the garden path

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garden

noun

adjective

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Idioms for garden

Origin of garden

OTHER WORDS FROM garden

Words nearby garden

British Dictionary definitions for lead up the garden path

noun

adjective

verb

Derived forms of garden

Word Origin for garden

Idioms and Phrases with lead up the garden path (1 of 2)

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garden

noun

adjective

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

Idioms for garden

Origin of garden

OTHER WORDS FROM garden

Words nearby garden

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noun

adjective

verb

Derived forms of garden

Word Origin for garden

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