Definitions for gardenˈgɑr dn

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gar•denˈgɑr dn(n.)

a plot of ground, usu. 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.
a fertile spot.
Brit.
Ref: yard2 (def. 1) 2 1
(adj.)pertaining to, produced in, or suitable for a garden.
garden-variety.
Category: Common Vocabulary
(v.i.)to tend a garden.

Idioms for garden:

lead down or up the garden path,to deceive.
Category: Idiom

Origin of garden:

1300–50; < ONF gardin, OF jardin < Gmc; cf. OHG garto (see yard2)

Princeton's WordNet

garden(noun)
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
garden(noun)
the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
garden(verb)
a yard or lawn adjoining a house
garden(verb)
work in the garden
"My hobby is gardening"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

garden(noun)ˈɑɑrdən
an area next to a house for growing flowers or vegetables
***a vegetable/flower garden
gardenˈɑɑrdən
a yard around a house
***The boys are in the garden.

Wiktionary

garden(Noun)
An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food (vegetable garden) or ornamental purposes (flower garden).
garden(Noun)
Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.
garden(Noun)
The grounds at the front or back of a house.
garden(Noun)
A cluster, a bunch.
garden(Noun)
Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
garden(Verb)
to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
I love to garden uE00059307uE001 this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.
garden(Verb)
of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.
garden(Adjective)
Of, relating to, in, from or for use in a garden.
garden(Adjective)
Common, ordinary, domesticated.

Origin: gardin, diminutive (cf. hortus gardinus) or oblique form of *gard (compare jart), from Old Low Franconian * 'fenced in yard, garden' (compare Dutch gaarde, gaard), from gardô (compare West Frisian gard, Low German Garden, German Garten), from gardaz. More at yard.

Webster Dictionary

Garden(noun)
a piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables
Garden(noun)
a rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country
Garden(verb)
to lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture
Garden(verb)
to cultivate as a garden