Meaning & use
backyard
An area of land behind a house, often used for gardening, play, or relaxation.
See it in a sentence
The kids spent the whole afternoon playing tag in the backyard.
We set up a small vegetable garden in our backyard last spring.
A note on using this word
Backyard can also be used figuratively to mean a place very close to home, as in 'right in our backyard.'
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
front yard
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