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backyardback‧yard, ˌback ˈyard /ˌbækˈjɑːd◂ $ -ˈjɑːrd◂/ noun [countable]   - He could see a tiny backyard with a scrap of lawn and a few flowers.
- He got up and left the terrace, walked right out of the backyard, turned left.
- In the backyards were the brick wash-houses and the coal bunkers.
- It transpired in backyards and on doorsteps and inside offices as well as in the classroom.
- It was the closest he could come to religion: this sense of something in the backyard at night.
- Similarly, Jane wrote a little book about what she saw in her backyard.
- They have a big stockmarket in their own backyard.
- Tiffany Ball kept shooting Saturday afternoon on the little backyard court, shooting long after her hot streak had ended.
near where you live► local a local store, hospital etc is in the area where you live and that you are most likely to use: · Volunteers like Joyce go round local schools helping children with their reading problems.somebody's local school/cinema etc: · You can find all these books in your local library.· Polzeath is our local beach, but there are better surfing beaches further away. ► on your doorstep informal very near the place where you live: · We're very lucky to have the park right on our doorstep.· Homelessness is a problem that too many people ignore. Yet it's happening on our own doorstep. ► in your own backyard informal near the place where you live - use this especially when talking about something that you do not want there: · Most people want the new airport so long as it isn't in their own backyard. ► Gardeningallotment, nounannual, nounarbour, nounaspidistra, nounbackyard, nounbarrow, nounbed, nounbillhook, nounbirdbath, nounblackcurrant, nounbloom, nounbloom, verbblossom, nounblossom, verbbonemeal, nounborder, nounbush, nounbusy Lizzie, nouncamellia, nouncane, nouncarnation, nounchrysanthemum, nounclematis, nounclimber, nouncloche, nouncompost, nouncompost, verbconifer, nounconservatory, nouncornflower, nouncrazy paving, nouncultivate, verbcultivation, nouncutting, noundaffodil, noundahlia, nounedge, verbfertilizer, nounfish meal, nounflower, verbflowerbed, nounflowerpot, nounfoliage, nounforget-me-not, nounfork, nounfork, verbfoxglove, nounframe, noungarden, noungarden, verbgarden centre, noungardener, noungardenia, noungazebo, noungeranium, noungerminate, verbgladiolus, nounglasshouse, noungnome, noungraft, noungraft, verbgrass, noungreenfly, noungreenhouse, noungrowbag, nounGrowbag, nounhardware, nounhardy, adjectivehardy perennial, nounheavy, adjectivehedge, nounheliotrope, nounherbaceous border, nounherbicide, nounhibiscus, nounhoe, nounholly, nounhollyhock, nounhoneysuckle, nounhorticulture, nounhose, nounhosepipe, nounhothouse, nounhouseplant, nounhumus, nounhyacinth, nouninsecticide, nouniris, nounivy, nounjasmine, nounkitchen garden, nounlandscape, verblandscape architect, nounlandscape gardening, nounlawn, nounlawn mower, nounlift, verblilac, nounlily of the valley, nounlop, verblush, adjectivemanicured, adjectivemanure, nounmorning glory, nounmow, verbmower, nounmuck, nounmulch, nounmulch, verbnarcissus, nounnursery, nounnurseryman, nounorangery, nounorganic, adjectiveovergrown, adjectiveox-eye, nounpack, verbparterre, nounpatch, nounpeat, nounpeony, nounpergola, nounpesticide, nounpetunia, nounphlox, nounpink, nounplant, verbplanter, nounplot, nounpoinsettia, nounpot, nounpot, verbpot plant, nounpotted, adjectivepotting shed, nounpropagate, verbpropagator, nounprune, verbrake, nounrake, verbrank, adjectiverockery, nounrock garden, nounrose, nounscion, nounsecateurs, nounseed, verbseedbed, nounset, nounshears, nounsickle, nounsnapdragon, nounsod, nounsoil, nounsow, verbspade, nounsprinkler, nounsweet pea, nounsweet william, nountopdressing, nountopiary, nountrain, verbtransplant, verbtrellis, nountrimmer, nountrowel, nounturf, nounturf, verbuproot, verbvegetable, nounwater butt, nounwatering can, nounweed, verbweedkiller, nounweedy, adjectivewheelbarrow, nounwindow box, nounwisteria, nounyard, noun ► in somebody’s own backyard- And as they were fretting about it being nicked, it turned up in their own backyard.
- It will be easier to find a soul mate elsewhere than in one's own backyard.
- Make it in your own backyard.
- Now those efforts can begin right in your own backyard, when the Gardens' devotees host their annual fall plant sale.
- Of course, every fly-blown congressman is keen to install fresh weapons of death in his own backyard.
- They have a big stockmarket in their own backyard.
1British English a small area behind a house, covered with a hard surface2American English an area of land behind a house, often covered with grass:  The old man grew vegetables in his backyard.3in somebody’s own backyard informal very near where someone lives, works etc: Americans would probably react differently to the war if it was in their own back yard.4not in my backyard used to say that you do not want something to happen near where you live—backyard adjective [only before noun]: a backyard pool |