Backyard vs. Garden

Backyardnoun

A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.

Backyardnoun

(colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.

Backyardnoun

(colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisdiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.

Backyardnoun

the grounds in back of a house

Backyard

A backyard, or back yard, is a yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world.In Australia, until the mid-20th century, the back yard of a property would traditionally contain a fowl run, outhouse (), vegetable patch, and woodheap. More recently, these have been replaced by outdoor entertainments such as a barbecue and swimming pool.

Gardennoun

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

Gardennoun

(in the plural) Such an ornamental place to which the public have access.

Gardennoun

(attributive) Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.

Gardennoun

The grounds at the front or back of a house.

Gardennoun

(cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.

Gardennoun

(figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.

Gardennoun

(slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

Gardenverb

to grow plants in a garden; to create or maintain a garden.

Gardenverb

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

Gardenadjective

Common, ordinary, domesticated.

Gardennoun

A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.

Gardennoun

A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.

Gardenverb

To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to practice horticulture.

Gardenverb

To cultivate as a garden.

Gardennoun

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

Gardennoun

the flowers or vegetables or fruits or herbs that are cultivated in a garden

Gardennoun

a yard or lawn adjoining a house

Gardenverb

work in the garden;

Gardennoun

a piece of ground adjoining a house, in which grass, flowers, and shrubs may be grown

Gardennoun

ornamental grounds laid out for public enjoyment and recreation

Gardennoun

a street or square

Gardennoun

a large public hall

Gardenverb

cultivate or work in a garden

Garden

A garden is a planned space, usually outdoors, set aside for the display, cultivation, or enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature, as an ideal setting for social or solitary human life. The single feature identifying even the wildest wild garden is control.