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1backyard
noun back·yard \-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>
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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
adjective
Definition of BACKYARD
: located or occurring in a backyard <a backyard barbecue>; also : lacking professional training : amateur <a backyard breeder>
First Known Use of BACKYARD
1740
Related to BACKYARD
- Synonyms
- amateur, avocational, jackleg, nonprofessional, Sunday
BACKYARD Defined for Kids
backyard
noun back·yard \ˈbak-ˈyärd\
Definition of BACKYARD for Kids
: an area in the back of a house
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