orchard
noun
Simple meaning
A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
awrcherdSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɔɹtʃɚd
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
The trees themselves cultivated in such an area.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- General and technical use
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.
Used this way, orchard is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use orchard
- “We picked fresh apples in the nearby orchard.”
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Word Family
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Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits.
Widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass.
The male is chestnut-and-black.
A grove of apple trees.
A grove of peach trees.
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Synonyms
Sense: garden
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