garden

nom

1. 1

   An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

   flower garden; herb garden; rose garden; vegetable garden

   […] I ſuppoſe the North ſide of the water to be the beſt ſide for your garden, that it may haue the comfort of the South Sunne to lye vpon it and face it, and the dwelling houſe to bee aboue it, to defend the cold windes and froſts both from your herbes, and flowers, and early fruits.

   Maybe, I don't really wanna know / How your garden grows / 'Cause I just wanna fly

2. 2

   An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

   You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.

3. 3

   An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.

   garden party; garden path; garden spade

   The garden parties of pre-1914 were something to be remembered. Everyone was dressed up to the nines, high-heeled shoes, muslin frocks with blue sashes, large leghorn hats with drooping roses. There were lovely ices […] with every kind of cream cake, of sandwich, of éclair, and peaches, muscat grapes, and nectarines.

4. 4

   An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. An ornamental garden featuring plants and other features to attract, house, conserve, benefit and/or display certain animals.

   butterfly garden; wild bird garden

5. 5

   The grounds at the front or back of a house.

   This house has a swimming pool, a tent, a swing set and a fountain in the garden.

   We were drinking lemonade and playing croquet in the garden.

   Our garden is overgrown with weeds.

6. 6

   A road, street, or similar thoroughfare, which sometimes occupies a former garden.

   32 Windsor Gardens.

7. 7

   The twentieth Lenormand card.

8. 8

   figuréA cluster; a bunch.

   Behind the tangled garden of microphones that had sprouted on the lectern, Goldwater spoke softly and casually about his family.

9. 9

   argotPubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

   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.

   N.B. From a commentary on Song of Solomon 4:16, which was written in Hebrew c. 950 BC; book footnotes are shown here within brackets. Many scholars disagree with this Biblical interpretation, which is included as evidence of the word's usage in 1995 rather than the intended meaning of Biblical Hebrew גַּן (gan) in 950 BC.

   c. 2004, Hair Care Down There, Inc, The History of Hair Removal viewed at haircaredownthere.com 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.

verbe

1. 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. 2

   Of a batsman, to inspect and tap the pitch lightly with the bat so as to smooth out small rough patches and irregularities.

3. 3

   argotTo smoke marijuana.

adjectif

1. 1

   Common, ordinary, domesticated.

   In that case, the thing was mere plain or garden robbery.

Formes

pluriel

gardens

passé

gardened

participe passé

gardened

participe présent

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