Associations to the word «Backyard»

Wiktionary

BACKYARD, noun. A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
BACKYARD, noun. (colloquial) A person's neighborhood, or an area nearby to a person's usual residence or place of work and where the person is likely to go.
BACKYARD, noun. (colloquial) An area nearby to a country or other jurisidiction's legal boundaries, particularly an area in which the country feels it has an interest.
BACKYARD CRICKET, noun. (UK) Informal cricket played in the back yard of a private residence, or similar limited space.

Dictionary definition

BACKYARD, noun. The grounds in back of a house.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley