gardens
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
An inflected form of garden · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,777 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 5,980 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
- the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden
- a yard or lawn adjoining a house
gardens in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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We talked of many things, and, among them, gardens.
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel · Elinor Glyn · Chapter 1
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Margaret was not to know that he knew of her call at Phillimore Gardens.
Pearl of Pearl Island · John Oxenham · Chapter 1
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Maynooth was a fragrant vision as we flew past, of vast gardens wall-enclosed, of stately buildings.
Castle Rackrent · Maria Edgeworth · Chapter 1
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For thirty years or more he had gone about the hazardous enterprise of supplying zoological gardens and circuses with wild beasts.
The Adventures of Kathlyn · Harold MacGrath · Chapter 1
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To-day visitors can view the gardens at Poljerrick, where many super-tropical plants, including man-eating cacti, are growing in the most unbridled luxuriance.
Punch — Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 · Various · Chapter 1