Garden vs. Park

Garden vs. Park — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Garden and Park

Gardennoun

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

a vegetable gardena flower garden

Parknoun

An area of land set aside for environment preservation or recreation.

Gardennoun

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

You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens.

Parknoun

A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, such as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like.

Gardennoun

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

a garden party;a garden spade;a garden path

Parknoun

A piece of ground in or near a city or town, enclosed and kept for ornament and recreation.

Hyde Park in London;Central Park in New York
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Gardennoun

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.

Parknoun

An enclosed parcel of land stocked with animals for hunting, which one may have by prescription or royal grant.

Gardennoun

(cartomancy) The twentieth Lenormand card.

Parknoun

(US) A wide, flat-bottomed valley in a mountainous region.

Gardennoun

(figuratively) A cluster; a bunch.

Parknoun

An area used for specific purposes.

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Gardennoun

(slang) Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

Parknoun

An open space occupied by or reserved for vehicles, matériel or stores.

a wagon park;an artillery park

Gardenverb

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.

Parknoun

A partially enclosed basin in which oysters are grown.

Gardenverb

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

Parknoun

An area zoned for a particular (industrial or commercial) purpose.

business park;industrial park;science park

Gardenadjective

Common, ordinary, domesticated.

Parknoun

An area on which a sporting match is played; (soccer) a pitch.

Gardennoun

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

Parknoun

(UK) An inventory of matériel.

A country's tank park or artillery park.

Gardennoun

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

Parknoun

A space in which to leave a car; a parking space.

Gardennoun

a yard or lawn adjoining a house

Parkverb

(transitive) To bring (something such as a vehicle) to a halt or store in a specified place.

You can park the car in front of the house.I parked the drive heads of my hard disk before travelling with my laptop.

Gardenverb

work in the garden;

My hobby is gardening

Parkverb

To defer (a matter) until a later date.

Let's park that until next week's meeting.

Parkverb

(transitive) To bring together in a park, or compact body.

to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.

Parkverb

(transitive) To enclose in a park, or as in a park.

Parkverb

To hit a home run, to hit the ball out of the park.

He really parked that one.

Parkverb

To engage in romantic or sexual activities inside a nonmoving vehicle.

They stopped at a romantic overlook, shut off the engine, and parked.

Parkverb

To sit, recline, or put, especially in a manner suggesting an intent to remain for some time.

He came in and parked himself in our living room.Park your bags in the hall.

Parkverb

To invest money temporarily in an investment instrument considered to relatively free of risk, especially while awaiting other opportunities.

We decided to park our money in a safe, stable, low-yield bond fund until market conditions improve.

Parkverb

(Internet) To register a domain name, but make no use of it (See domain parking)

Parkverb

To enclose in a park, or partially enclosed basin.

Parkverb

To promenade or drive in a park.

Parkverb

To display style or gait on a park drive.

Parknoun

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property;

there are laws that protect the wildlife in this park

Parknoun

a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area;

they went for a walk in the park

Parknoun

a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games);

take me out to the ballpark

Parknoun

Scottish explorer in Africa (1771-1806)

Parknoun

a lot where cars are parked

Parknoun

a gear position that acts as a parking brake;

the put the car in park and got out

Parkverb

place temporarily;

park the car in the yardpark the children with the in-lawspark your bag in this locker

Parkverb

maneuver a vehicle into a parking space;

Park the car in front of the libraryCan you park right here?