garden rake

Thân thiện

A gardener uses a garden rake to gather fallen leaves.

Definition

Noun: A garden rake is a long-handled tool with a row of metal or plastic teeth at one end, used by gardeners for gathering leaves, grass, or debris, and for leveling or smoothing soil.

Usage

The term garden rake specifically refers to the tool itself and its primary function in gardening. It is a compound noun where "garden" describes the type of rake. - Use it to talk about the physical tool: I need to buy a new garden rake. - Use it to describe the action involving the tool: The garden rake is leaning against the shed.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• "to be as busy as a garden rake": This is a playful, non-standard idiom implying someone is very busy or actively engaged in garden work, though it is not a common fixed expression.

Variants and Related Words

• Rake (noun): The general term for any tool with a toothed bar fixed to a handle. A garden rake is a specific type of rake.
• Leaf rake (noun): A specific type of garden rake with flexible, widely-spaced tines designed primarily for gathering leaves without damaging grass.
• Bow rake (noun): A type of garden rake with short, rigid teeth and a sturdy frame, used for heavier tasks like moving soil or gravel.

Synonyms

• Lawn rake: Often used interchangeably with garden rake, though it may imply a lighter rake for grass.
• Ground rake: A less common synonym.

Related Phrases

• To rake (the lawn/leaves/soil): The verb form describing the action performed with a garden rake.
  • Every autumn, we rake the leaves into piles for composting.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a rake used by gardeners