backyard
1back·yard
noun \-ˈyärd\: an area in back of a house; especially : an area of grass behind someone's house
: the general area near and around someone's home
Full Definition of BACKYARD
1
: an area at the rear of a house
2
: a nearby area : neighborhood <crimes committed in our own backyard>
See Examples of BACKYARD
- We spent the evening relaxing in the backyard.
- <shocked to learn that the wind farm would be right in our own backyard>
First Known Use of BACKYARD
1659
Related to BACKYARD
- Synonyms
- environs, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage, vicinity
Rhymes with BACKYARD
Asgard, barnyard, blackguard, blowhard, boatyard, bombard, boneyard, brassard, brickyard, charge card, churchyard, cloth yard, coast guard, courtyard, dance card, deeryard, die-hard, diehard, discard, dockyard, dooryard, face card, farmyard, fireguard, flash card, foulard, Fugard, Gerard, graveyard, green card, ill-starred, jacquard, junkyard, lifeguard, main yard, mansard, mass card, Midgard, milliard, mudguard, noseguard, off guard, old guard, on guard, Oxnard, phone card, Picard, placard, point guard, postcard, poularde, punch card, rear guard, rearguard, Red Guard, regard, retard, ritard, safeguard, scorecard, shipyard, smart card, sound card, spikenard, steelyard, stockyard, switchyard, tabard, tanyard, tiltyard, time card, unbarred, unguard, vizard, wild card
2backyard
adjectiveDefinition of BACKYARD
: located or occurring in a backyard <a backyard barbecue>; also : lacking professional training : amateur <a backyard breeder>
Examples of BACKYARD
- <an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists>
First Known Use of BACKYARD
1740
Related to BACKYARD
- Synonyms
- amateur, avocational, jackleg, nonprofessional, Sunday
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