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hardscape

hardscape noun: the permanent, artificial features of a landscape made from stone etc, rather than plants.

Noun

hardscape (plural hardscapes)

  1. The permanent, artificial features of a landscape made from stone etc, rather than plants.

Verb

hardscape (third-person singular simple present hardscapes, present participle hardscaping, simple past and past participle hardscaped)

  1. (transitive) To provide (a landscape) with man-made elements.

Forms of hardscape

Noun
pluralhardscapes
Verb
third-person singular presenthardscapes
present participlehardscaping
past participlehardscaped
pasthardscaped

Origin of hardscape

From hard + -scape.

Questions about hardscape

What does hardscape mean?
Hardscape means the permanent, artificial features of a landscape made from stone etc, rather than plants.
What part of speech is hardscape?
Hardscape can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of hardscape?
The plural of hardscape is hardscapes.

Words near hardscape in the dictionary

  1. Hardricks
  2. hardrock
  3. hardrocks
  4. hards
  5. hards up
  6. hardscape
  7. hardscaped
  8. hardscapes
  9. hardscaping
  10. hardscrabble
  11. hardset

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