Garden

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English

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Pronunciation

  • (RP): /ˈɡɑːdən/, /"gA:d@n/
  • (US): gärʹdən, /ˈɡɑːrdən/, /"gA:rd@n/
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Etymology

Old Northern French gardin, a variant of Old French jardin, a diminutive of jart, borrowed from Old Franconian *gard, from Germanic *garda- (Old English ȝeard).

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Noun

Garden (plural Gardens)

  1. A decorative place outside, usually where plants are grown for food (vegetable garden) or ornamental purposes (flower garden).
  2. (in plural gardens) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.
  3. The grounds at the front or back of a house.
  4. (as a modifier) Of, relating to, in, from or for use in a garden.
    garden salad (= a salad from a garden)
    garden shed (= a shed in a garden)
  5. (slang{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.
    • 1995: Lee Tyler, Biblical Sexual Morality and What About Pornography? viewed at [[1]] on 9 May 2006 - Blow on my garden [speaking of her genitalia], so the spices of it may flow out. Let my Beloved come into His garden [her pubic area] and eat His pleasant fruits. (A commentary on Song of Solomon 4:16, which was written in Hebrew c950 BC; book footnotes shown here bracketed within the text; many scholars disagree with the Biblical interpretation, which is included as evidence of usage in 1995 rather than intended meaning in 950 BC.)
    • c2004: Hair Care Down There, Inc, The History of Hair Removal viewed at [[2]] on 9 May 2006 - Primping and pruning the secret garden might seem like a totally 21st century concept, but the fact is women have gotten into below-the-belt grooming since before the Bronze Age.
    • 2006: Guest on Female First Forum at [[3]] posting on Fashionable to shave the pubic area?? viewed on 9 May 2006 - A woman's [unshaven] dark pubic triangle, glistening with pussy nectar and promising access to a hidden garden of delights.
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Synonyms

  • (decorative place outside):
  • (gardens with public access): park, public gardens
  • (grounds at the front or back of a house): yard (US)
  • (the pubic hair): See pubic hair
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Translations

decorative piece of land outside with flowers and plants

gardens with public access

grounds at the front or back of a house

as a modifier: of, relating to, in, from or for use in a garden

slang: the pubic hair

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Intransitive verb

Infinitive
to garden

Third person singular
gardens

Simple past
gardened

Past participle
gardened

Present participle
gardening

  1. to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.
    I love to garden — this year I'm going to plant some daffodils.
  2. (cricket) of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities
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Translations

grow plants

in cricket

fa:garden

fr:garden ko:garden io:garden it:garden hu:garden nl:garden ja:garden pl:garden sr:garden fi:garden ta:garden zh:garden

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