garland

1. 1.

   United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)

   SynonymsJudy Garland

   Broadersingeractress
2. 2.

   a city in northeastern Texas (suburb of Dallas)

   Broadercity

   Part ofTexas
3. 3.

   an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

   Synonymsflorilegiummiscellany

   Broaderanthology
4. 4.

   flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

   Synonymswreathcoronalchapletlei

   Broaderflower arrangement

   Narrowercrownlaurel

1. 1.

   adorn with bands of flowers or leaves

   “They garlanded the statue”

   Broaderdecorate

Other forms of garland

plural

garlands·

past tense

garlanded·

present participle

garlanding·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about garland

What does garland mean?

garland means "United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in garland?

garland has 2 syllables: gar-land. The stress falls on "gar". In IPA it is /ˈɡɑɹlənd/.

What is another word for garland?

Close synonyms include Judy Garland, florilegium, miscellany, wreath, coronal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is garland a common word?

garland is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.