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Definition garden in British English

garden noun

noun
/ˈɡɑː(r)d(ə)n/
1

an area of land next to a house that belongs to the house, usually with grass and plants growing in it. The American word is yard

Example

The house has a large garden with fruit trees.

Example

A stream ran through Florence's garden.

Example

The children were playing in the back garden.

Synonyms and related words
alley alleyway arcade
1.1

a section of an area of land next to or near a house that is used for growing flowers or vegetables

Example

a flower/vegetable garden

Synonyms and related words
alley alleyway arcade
1.2

in a garden, or used in a garden

Example

garden path/gate/shed

Example

garden furniture/chair/ornament

Synonyms and related words
allotment backyard bagh
2

a large area of grass, flowers, trees etc that is open to the public for their enjoyment

Example

They spent the afternoon wandering around Kew Gardens.

Synonyms and related words
allotment backyard bagh
3

used in the names of some streets

Example

We lived at 14 Beckford Gardens.

Synonyms and related words
Ave Avenue backstreet
4

something that you say which means that there are no problems in the situation

Example

To be fair, the CEC have not tried to say that everything in the garden is rosy, they've also highlighted a number of problem areas that still exist.

Definition garden in British English

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