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Meaning of "back yard" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK YARD

back yard play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK YARD

noun
adjective
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Back yard is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACK YARD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

back yard

Backyard

A back yard is a yard at the back of a house, common in suburban developments in the Western world.

Definition of back yard in the English dictionary

The definition of back yard in the dictionary is a yard at the back of a house, etc.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK YARD

back scatter
back seat
back shift
back slang
back story
back straight
back street
back stretch
back talk
back teeth
back to back
back to front
back to square one
back to taws
back to the drawing board
back tooth
back up
back vowel
back water
back-alley

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK YARD

backyard
coal yard
courtyard
exercise yard
freight yard
goods yard
graveyard
in one´s own back yard
knacker´s yard
main yard
marshalling yard
navy yard
prison yard
railway yard
refit yard
shunting yard
switch yard
timber yard
vineyard
yard

Synonyms and antonyms of back yard in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «back yard» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK YARD

Find out the translation of back yard to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back yard from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back yard» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

后院
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patio trasero
570 millions of speakers

English

back yard
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वापस यार्ड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفناء الخلفي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

задний двор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

quintal
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিছনের গজ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arrière-cour
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Halaman belakang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hinterhof
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

裏庭
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뒤뜰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bali yard
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sân sau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் முற்றத்தில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

परत यार्ड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arka bahçe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cortile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

podwórze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

задній двір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curtea din spate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω αυλή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agterplaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakgård
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bakgård
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back yard

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK YARD»

The term «back yard» is very widely used and occupies the 22.556 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK YARD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «back yard» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «back yard» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back yard

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10 QUOTES WITH «BACK YARD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word back yard.
1
John Bytheway
My own back yard, and my mom and dad's back yard, is where I learned about tomatoes and weeds and daily maintenance.
2
Truman Capote
Finishing a book is just like you took a child out in the back yard and shot it.
3
Jennifer Egan
I loved every minute of my childhood - sunbathing on the fire escape, digging for buried treasure in the back yard, pulling alewives out of the sand... Then it was all taken away from me. I came back every summer to visit my father until I was 18, but I was always the outsider.
4
Ioan Gruffudd
Actors, to a certain extent, never grow up, you see. It's an extension of being out in the back yard with a stick, only you're being paid to do it. It's borderline madness.
5
Mike Harding
If little green men land in your back yard, hide any little green women you've got in the house.
6
Reid Hoffman
MySpace is like a bar, Facebook is like the BBQ you have in your back yard with friends and family, play games, share pictures. Facebook is much better for sharing than MySpace. LinkedIn is the office, how you stay up to date, solve professional problems.
7
Jesse Owens
If you don't try to win you might as well hold the Olympics in somebody's back yard.
8
William Petersen
Grissom comes from a place where we know he had a deaf mother, he was raised in a silent household, on some level, had a father who potentially was not around and he learned what he knew by himself in the back yard, with bugs and animals. He's not comfortable being a supervisor and that's his problem.
9
Jennifer Wyatt
I started by hacking around the back yard in Richmond.
10
Robin Yount
You know, when I was a young boy I used to play baseball in my back yard or in the street with my brothers or the neighborhood kids. We used broken bats and plastic golf balls and played for hours and hours.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK YARD»

Discover the use of back yard in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back yard and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Back Yard Angel
Although ten-year-old Angel loves her little brother Rags dearly, the constant responsibility of taking care of him weighs heavily on her young shoulders.
Judy Delton, 1999
2
Back Yard: A Gardening Life
A whimsical collection of musings dedicated to that ultimate suburban icon - the back yard.
John Griffin, 1997
3
Big Back Yard: Poems
Winner of the inaugural A. Poulin, Jr. Poetry Prize, chosen by award-winning poet Stephen Dobyns!
Michael Teig, 2003
4
Living Things in My Back Yard
Describes the kinds of living things likely to live near humans, including squirrels, raccoons, cardinals, bees, and snakes.
Bobbie Kalman, 2007
5
The Back Yard Kids Club: Someone Wrecks the Club
Max lives in the city, and his father tells him that they will be moving to the suburbs.
Vince Stead, 2010
6
Winter In Grandma's Back Yard
Each book contains a link to Free Coloring Pages that go with each letter in this book. Ages 2 to 6 years.
C. A. Zraik, 2010
7
Back Yard Critter Tales
A unique collection of fast-paced tales where back yard critters come to life.
Story Lady, 2001
8
History in A Back Yard
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
BiblioBazaar, Lucy Maynard Salmon, 2010
9
Summer In Grandma's Back Yard
Each book contains a link to Free Coloring Pages that go with each letter in this book. Ages 2 to 6 years.
C. A. Zraik, 2010
10
Oliver's back-yard circus
A visit to the circus with his classmates gives Oliver an idea about how to raise money for a much needed animal shelter.
Michael McBrier, 1987

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK YARD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back yard is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why You Should Put Permeable Paving In Your Back Yard
Why You Should Put Permeable Paving In Your Back Yard. Posted: 07/06/2015 8:50 am EDT Updated: 07/06/2015 8:59 am EDT. Share · Tweet. Email. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
Geelong land owner finds gold mine in back yard
Geelong land owner finds gold mine in back yard. Melb & VIC. by: Lachie Young; From: News Corp Australia Network; 11 hours ago July 04, ... «NEWS.com.au, Jul 15»
3
Baltimore Sun still ignoring obvious national Episcopal Church story …
Baltimore Sun still ignoring obvious national Episcopal Church story in its own back yard · Terry MattinglyComments. July 3, 2015 · Anglicanism, Clergy ... «GetReligion, Jul 15»
4
Puerto Rico crisis in America's back yard
There is never a perfect time to announce you are virtually bankrupt. For Puerto Rico, however, this week was a better moment than most. «Financial Times, Jul 15»
5
Police chase ends in crash in Sanford back yard
Volusia deputies forced the vehicle to turn around, and the driver lost control while driving in Sanford, crashing into the back yard, police said. «WKMG Orlando, Jul 15»
6
ART BEAT: Acting Up Theatre ventures from back yard rehearsals to …
Cast members of Acting Up Theatre’s “The Pied Piper of Hamelin” have been rehearsing in backyards but are ready for ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, Jul 15»
7
Our Back Yard: Rugby history highlighted at swimming holes
The Christ Church Episcopal is one of dozens of original buildings in Historic Rugby. (Independent Herald photo/Ben Garrett). RUGBY — Make ... «Independent Herald, Jul 15»
8
Little Gardens Club to share back yard beauty in annual tour
The garden of Lynn Wood of Egg Harbor Township is included in this year's Little Gardens Club Summer Garden Tour. Posted: Thursday, July ... «Shore News Today, Jul 15»
9
McDonald denies SF row in her back yard
Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald has rejected claims that former Dublin City Councillor Jonathan Open Gallery 1 Sinn Féin deputy ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
10
Ninja training in your own back yard
July 1, 2015 Live at Five at 4 J.J. meets a local man who has auditioned for NBC's American Ninja Warrior before. He trains on an obstacle ... «WBIR-TV, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Back yard [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/back-yard>. Apr 2024 ».
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