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a formal garden set below the main level of the ground surrounding it.Also, sunk garden.
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sunken garden
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sunken garden — noun a garden set below the level of the ground surrounding it • Hypernyms: ↑garden * * * noun also sunk garden : a formal garden usually in a depression or with terraces around it * * * a formal garden set below the main level of the ground… … Useful english dictionary
sunken garden — /sʌŋkən ˈgadn/ (say sungkuhn gahdn) noun a garden or part of a garden lying below the level of the surrounding ground …
Sunken Gardens (Florida) — The Sunken Gardens are 4 acres (1.6 hectares) of well established botanical gardens located at 1825 4th Street North, in the center of St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. The Gardens were a commercial tourist attraction for many years, but are now… … Wikipedia
sunken — [[t]sʌ̱ŋkən[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Sunken ships have sunk to the bottom of a sea, ocean, or lake. The sunken sailing boat was a glimmer of white on the bottom... Try diving for sunken treasure. 2) ADJ: ADJ n Sunken gardens, roads, or other features… … English dictionary
Sunken Gardens (Virginia) — The Sunken Gardens are the central element of the Old Campus at the College of William and Mary. The Gardens consist of a long stretch of grass, lower than the surrounding area, that runs west from the rear of the Wren Building to Crim Dell. The… … Wikipedia
sunken — sunk|en [ˈsʌŋkən] adj [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: From an old past participle of sink] 1.) [only before noun] having fallen to the bottom of the sea, a lake, or a river ▪ the wrecks of sunken ships ▪ sunken treasure 2.) sunken cheeks/eyes etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sunken — adjective 1 (only before noun) having fallen to the bottom of the sea: a sunken ship | sunken treasure 2 (only before noun) built or placed at a lower level than the surrounding floor, ground etc: a sunken bath | a sunken garden 3 sunken… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sunken — adjective Etymology: Middle English sonkyn, past participle of sinken to sink Date: 14th century 1. submerged; especially lying at the bottom of a body of water 2. a. hollow, recessed < sunken cheeks > b. lying in a depression < a … New Collegiate Dictionary
garden — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Festschrift, Japanese garden, album, alpine garden, ana, analects, anthology, arboretum, average, beauties, bed, blooming, bloomy, blossoming, bog garden, border, botanical garden, bourgeois, canon, chaste,… … Moby Thesaurus
sunken — adj. 1 that has been sunk. 2 beneath the surface; submerged. 3 (of the eyes, cheeks, etc.) hollow, depressed. Phrases and idioms: sunken garden a garden placed below the general level of its surroundings. Etymology: past part. of SINK … Useful english dictionary
