Dooryard (Noun)
Meaning
A yard outside the front or rear door of a house.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The family gathered in the dooryard to say their goodbyes before the big move.
- She swept the dooryard clean of leaves and debris every autumn morning.
- The dooryard was filled with the sweet scent of blooming flowers and fresh-cut grass.
- He spent hours in the dooryard, tinkering with his old motorcycle under the shade of a tree.
- The children played tag in the dooryard, laughing and shouting on a warm summer evening.