What does "garden" mean?

1. (area for plants) a piece of land, usually near a home, where people grow flowers, fruit, or vegetables. 2. (public park) a large public park where people can walk and look at plants. 3. (common or ordinary) used to describe a common or basic type of something, especially a plant or animal. 4. (cricket pitch maintenance) in cricket, when a player taps the ground with their bat to make it flat.

garden — meaning, definition & examples

Word

01area for plants

A1 · Beginner Countable noun

n. a piece of land, usually near a home, where people grow flowers, fruit, or vegetables.

n. an area of land, often adjacent to a dwelling, used for the cultivation of ornamental plants or food crops.

“We spent the sunny afternoon planting new rose bushes in the garden.”

“The community garden provides residents with small allotments to cultivate organic vegetables and foster social cohesion within the urban neighbourhood.”

Synonyms

yard plot patch

02public park

A2 · Elementary Plural noun

n. a large public park where people can walk and look at plants.

n. a public area or park laid out with flowers and trees for recreational use.

“The city's botanical garden is famous for its collection of rare tropical orchids.”

“The municipal gardens were designed in the Victorian style, featuring symmetrical gravel paths and elaborate floral displays.”

Synonyms

parkbotanical garden

03common or ordinary

B2 · Upper Intermediate British English

adj. used to describe a common or basic type of something, especially a plant or animal.

adj. denoting a common or ordinary variety of a plant or animal; frequently used in the idiom 'common or garden'.

“It wasn't a rare bird, just a common garden sparrow looking for seeds.”

“The consultant provided nothing but common or garden advice that the board had already considered months ago.”

Synonyms

ordinary common standard

Antonyms

rare exotic

04cricket pitch maintenance

C2 · Proficiency Sports Technical

v. in cricket, when a player taps the ground with their bat to make it flat.

v. the act of a batsman tapping the pitch with their bat to flatten irregularities or loose debris.

“The batsman spent a long time gardening to distract the bowler.”

“During the break between overs, the batsman was seen gardening the crease to repair the damage caused by the fast bowler's footmarks.”

In British English, 'garden' is the standard term for any private outdoor space; in American English, 'garden' specifically implies a plot for growing plants.

NOUN

Garden(A1)

Gardener(A2)

gardening(A1)

garden centre trellis unkempt verandah wheelbarrow