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outdoor
adjective out·door \ˈau̇t-ˌdȯr; ˈau̇t-ˈ\
: done, used, or located outside a building
Full Definition of OUTDOOR
1
: of or relating to the outdoors
2
a : performed outdoors <outdoor sports> b : outdoorsy <an outdoor couple>
3
: not enclosed : having no roof <an outdoor restaurant>
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Variants of OUTDOOR
out·door also out·doors \-ˌdōrz, -ˌdȯrz; ˈau̇t-ˈ\
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Origin of OUTDOOR
out (of) door, out (of) doors
First Known Use: 1748
Related to OUTDOOR
- Synonyms
- alfresco, open-air, out-of-door (or out-of-doors), outdoorsy
- Antonyms
- indoor
Rhymes with OUTDOOR
abhor, adore, afore, and/or, as for, ashore, backdoor, bailor, bandore, Bangor, bedsore, before, bezoar, bookstore, box score, but for, call for, candor, captor, centaur, chain store, claymore, closed-door, cold sore, cold store, condor, Côte d'Or, decor, deplore, dime-store, Dior, done for, donor, downpour, drugstore, Dutch door, encore, ephor, explore, eyesore, fall for, feoffor, fetor, Fillmore, first floor, flexor, folklore, footsore, foreshore, fourscore, French door, full-bore, Gabor, galore, Glen More, go for, ground floor, gun for, hard-core, hog score, ichor, ignore, implore, Indore, indoor, in for, inshore, in-store, Kotor, Lahore, lakeshore, lector, lee shore, lessor, line score, look for, Luxor, memoir, mentor, Mysore, nearshore, Nestor, next-door, offshore, onshore, outpour, phosphor, psywar, rancor, rapport, raptor, raw score, Realtor, restore, rhetor, savior, seafloor, seashore, sector, seignior, Senghor, senhor, sensor, settlor, Seymour, signor, smoothbore, s'more, soft-core, sophomore, stand for, stentor, stertor, storm door, Strathmore, stressor, stridor, subfloor, swear for, Tagore, take for, temblor, tensor, therefor, therefore, threescore, Timor, trapdoor, turgor, uproar, vendor, what's more, wherefore, wild boar, woodlore, z-score
OUTDOOR Defined for Kids
outdoor
adjective out·door \ˈau̇t-ˌdȯr\
Definition of OUTDOOR for Kids
1
: used, being, or done outside <an outdoor table> <outdoor sports>
2
: preferring to spend time in the open air <an outdoor person>
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