n. - large diving sea bird.

- slang greedy person. [old english]

n. (pl. -ies) structure supporting a travelling crane, railway or road signals, rocket-launching equipment, etc. [probably gawn, a dial. Form of *gallon, + *tree]

var. Of *jailer.

—n. - building for housing a vehicle.

- establishment selling petrol etc., or repairing and selling vehicles. —v. (-ging) put or keep in a garage. [french]

v. (-ling) 1 (esp. As garbled adj.) Unintentionally distort or confuse (facts, messages, etc.).

- make a (usu. Unfair) selection from (facts, statements, etc.). [italian from arabic]

centre n. Place where plants and garden equipment are sold.

- city n. Town spaciously laid out with parks etc.

- party n. Party held on a lawn or in a garden.

- —n. - piece of ground for growing flowers, fruit, or vegetables, and as a place of recreation.

- (esp. In pl.) Grounds laid out for public enjoyment.

- (attrib.) Cultivated (garden plants). —v. Cultivate or tend a garden. gardening n. [germanic: related to *yard2]

—v. (-ling) wash (the throat) with a liquid kept in motion by breathing through it. —n. Liquid for gargling. [french: related to *gargoyle]

adj. Obtrusively bright; showy; gaudy. garishly adv. Garishness n. [obsolete gaure stare]

n. Plant of the onion family with a pungent bulb used in cookery. garlicky adj. [old english, = spear-leek]

—v. - collect.

- store. —n. Literary storehouse or granary. [latin: related to *granary]