lawnnoun [ C or U ]
uk/lɔːn/us/lɑːn/C1 an area of grass, especially near to a house or in a park, that is cut regularly to keep it short:
Will you mow the lawn at the weekend?
More examples
- The lawn was laid out in the form of the figure eight.
- Our lawn is frosted over.
- We enjoyed a leisurely picnic lunch on the lawn.
- You can't mow the lawn if it's wet.
- I scattered grass seed all over the lawn.
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Parts of gardens
- arbour
- bed
- border
- bower
- flower bed
- herbaceous border
- kitchen garden
- patio
- rock garden
- rockery
- shrubbery
- terrace