backyard
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- noun
- /ˈbækˌjɑrd/
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patio trasero
- Blake could only play outside in the backyard, which had a high privacy fence.
- own backyard
- backyard garden
- fenced-in backyard
And I always see him in his backyard sunbathing, reading.
- And I always see him in his backyard sunbathing, reading.
- A young man runs through my backyard and I'm like, what?
- Why doesn't this guy just sit out in his backyard and paint, right?
- OK, You bury it in the backyard, number two, number two, yes.
- Like that backyard just kept going and going and going.
- A man was in his backyard playing Game of Thrones dude.
- And I found one day I was in my backyard and I was smiling.
- And a hawk plucked one right out of our backyard one day.
- It's just his backyard is a little torn up, but yeah.
Examples
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The windows looked out across their well-tamed backyard and the trees beyond it.
Fiction book (1990) -
Next scene we're out back at the backyard of a small house.
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This is our backyard, as you can see.
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We have to stay out here in the backyard, huh?
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And he told me that his dog plays in the backyard with a chicken.
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We have a brilliant orange tree in our backyard, yellow tree.
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What are we gonna do about the backyard?
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The door was locked, so they walked around to the backyard and looked in the window.
Fiction book (1990) -
He goes out to the backyard to check for new mole hills.
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My friends were having a barbecue in their backyard to celebrate their 10th anniversary.
Synonyms
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An area of land next to a house where people grow flowers or vegetables
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An area of land next to a building, often fenced, used for animals, work or play
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An area of short grass in a garden or park
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A paved outdoor area next to a house for eating or relaxing
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A small garden next to a house or church
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An area just outside a house door where people walk and plant things
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Etymology
Backyard is a simple combination of back ('behind') and yard ('open area' or small garden). Picture the yard that sits behind your house where you play or grow plants, and that image explains why backyard means the outdoor space behind a home.