The difference between Farm and Garden

When used as nouns, farm means a place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock, whereas garden means an outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. such an ornamental place to which the public have access. taking place in, or used in, such a garden.

When used as verbs, farm means to work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops, whereas garden means to grow plants in a garden.


Garden is also adjective with the meaning: common, ordinary, domesticated.

check bellow for the other definitions of Farm and Garden

  1. Farm as a noun:

    A place where agricultural and similar activities take place, especially the growing of crops or the raising of livestock.

  2. Farm as a noun:

    A tract of land held on lease for the purpose of cultivation.

  3. Farm as a noun (usually, in combination):

    A location used for an industrial purpose, having many similar structures

    Examples:

    "fuel farm'"

    "wind farm'"

    "antenna farm'"

  4. Farm as a noun (computing):

    A group of coordinated servers.

    Examples:

    "a render farm'"

    "a server farm'"

  5. Farm as a noun (obsolete):

    Food; provisions; a meal.

  6. Farm as a noun (obsolete):

    A banquet; feast.

  7. Farm as a noun (obsolete):

    A fixed yearly amount (food, provisions, money, etc.) payable as rent or tax.

  8. Farm as a noun (historical):

    A fixed yearly sum accepted from a person as a composition for taxes or other moneys which he is empowered to collect; also, a fixed charge imposed on a town, county, etc., in respect of a tax or taxes to be collected within its limits.

  9. Farm as a noun (historical):

    The letting-out of public revenue to a ‘farmer'; the privilege of farming a tax or taxes.

  10. Farm as a noun:

    The body of farmers of public revenues.

  11. Farm as a noun:

    The condition of being let at a fixed rent; lease; a lease.

  1. Farm as a verb (intransitive):

    To work on a farm, especially in the growing and harvesting of crops.

  2. Farm as a verb (transitive):

    To devote (land) to farming.

  3. Farm as a verb (transitive):

    To grow (a particular crop).

  4. Farm as a verb:

    To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; to farm out.

    Examples:

    "to farm the taxes"

  5. Farm as a verb (obsolete):

    To lease or let for an equivalent, e.g. land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds.

  6. Farm as a verb (obsolete):

    To take at a certain rent or rate.

  7. Farm as a verb (video games, chiefly, online gaming):

    To engage in grinding (repetitive activity) in a particular area or against specific enemies for a particular drop or item.

  1. Farm as a verb (UK, dialectal):

    To cleanse; clean out; put in order; empty; empty out

    Examples:

    "Farm out the stable and pigsty."

  1. Garden as a noun (in the plural):

    An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes. Such an ornamental place to which the public have access. Taking place in, or used in, such a garden.

    Examples:

    "a vegetable garden  a flower garden'"

    "You can spend the afternoon walking around the town gardens."

    "a garden party;  a garden spade;  a garden path"

  2. Garden as a noun:

    The grounds at the front or back of a house.

    Examples:

    "This house has a swimming pool, a tent, a swing set and a fountain in the garden.  nowrap We were drinking lemonade and playing croquet in the garden.  nowrap Our garden is overgrown with weeds."

  3. Garden as a noun (cartomancy):

    The twentieth Lenormand card.

  4. Garden as a noun (figuratively):

    A cluster; a bunch.

  5. Garden as a noun (slang):

    Pubic hair or the genitalia it masks.

  1. Garden as a verb (intransitive, chiefly, North America):

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

    Examples:

    "I love to garden — this year I'm going to plant some daffodils."

  2. Garden as a verb (intransitive, cricket):

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

  1. Garden as an adjective:

    Common, ordinary, domesticated.

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