backyard

¹back·yard

noun \-ˈyärd\

Definition of BACKYARD

1

: an area at the rear of a house

2

: a nearby area : neighborhood <crimes committed in our own backyard>

Examples of BACKYARD

1. We spent the evening relaxing in the backyard.
2. <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

Related Words

environment, surround, surroundings

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

adjective

Definition of BACKYARD

: located or occurring in a backyard <a backyard barbecue>; also : lacking professional training : amateur <a backyard breeder>

Examples of BACKYARD

1. <an orchid that is a favorite with backyard horticulturists>

First Known Use of BACKYARD

1740

Related to BACKYARD

Synonyms

amateur, avocational, jackleg, nonprofessional, Sunday

Related Words

naive (or naïve), primitive, self-taught; amateurish, dilettante, inexperienced, inexpert, unprofessional, unskilled; uninitiated, unprepared, unqualified, unschooled, untaught, untrained, untutored; part-time, weekend