backyard

«backyard» in Mova's school dictionary: the yard behind a house, often with grass; in the UK and… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (backyard, backyards; also back yard)

meaning for a pupil

A backyard is the yard behind a house, often with grass; in the UK and Australia it is often called the back garden. tree →

sense in the lessons

a place, often a rectangle with length, width, area or a fence around it; in everyday life a place to play, grow food and keep pets; phrases «in the backyard», «backyard barbecue»

examples

• The backyard is 20 feet long and 15 feet wide. tree →
• She planted 6 trees in the backyard. tree →
• A fence goes around the backyard. tree →
• 9 birds are in the backyard. tree →
• We camped in the backyard in a tent. tree →
• The dog dug a hole in the backyard. tree →
• Dad grills burgers in the backyard. tree →
• We grow tomatoes in our backyard. tree →
• The kids built a fort in the backyard. tree →
• A swing hangs from the tree in the backyard. tree →
• The Princess and the gardener's boy were playing in the backyard. tree →

note

Often an area or perimeter problem. Trap: fence means perimeter, grass or tiles mean area. Written as one word or two («back yard»).

In the corpora

• Children in Ohio cuddled and kissed backyard chickens; several got Salmonella and were sick for days.
• Backyard chickens (called chooks in Australia) are shut in at night because foxes and other predators attack in the dark.
• Backyard chickens and ducks often carry Salmonella, even when they look clean and healthy.
• On a backyard trampoline one person jumps at a time, with the net and padding in place.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «backyard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.