garden

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [C] (BrE) (AmE yard) a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with an area of grass, (called a LAWN): a front / back garden * children playing in the garden * garden flowers / plants * out in the garden * a rose garden (= where only roses are grown) seealsoKITCHENGARDEN, MARKETGARDEN, ROCKGARDEN, ROOFGARDEN 2 [C] (AmE) an area in a yard where you grow flowers or plants 3 [C] (usually gardens) a public park: the botanical gardens in Edinburgh * (AmE) The garden closes at 6 p.m. seealsoZOOLOGICALGARDEN 4 (gardens) [pl.] (abbreviation Gdns) (BrE) used in the name of streets: 39 Belvoir Gardens IDIOMS everything in the garden is rosy (BrE, saying) everything is satisfactory moreatCOMMONadj., LEADv. verb [V] to work in a garden gardener noun: My wife's a keen gardener. * We employ a gardener two days a week. gardening noun [U]: organic gardening * gardening gloves * a gardening programme on TV