outdoors (noun)

  • 1outdoors - outdoor — ◊ outdoors Outdoors is an adverb. If something happens outdoors, it does not happen inside any building. He spent a good deal of his time outdoors. School classes were held outdoors. When someone goes out of a building, you do not usually say… …

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  • 2outdoors — ► ADVERB ▪ in or into the open air. ► NOUN ▪ any area outside buildings or shelter …

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  • 3outdoors — outdoor, outdoors Outdoor is an adjective (outdoor games), whereas outdoors is an adverb (The concert was held outdoors) or noun (the great outdoors) …

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  • 4outdoors — out|doors1 [ aut dɔrz ] adverb not in a building: OUTSIDE: Their cat lives mainly outdoors. ─ opposite INDOORS outdoors out|doors 2 [ aut dɔrz ] noun uncount the (great) outdoors the countryside, especially considered as somewhere you visit to do …

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  • 5outdoors — 1 adverb outside, not inside a building; out of doors: I reckon it s warm enough to eat outdoors this evening. opposite indoors 2 noun the (great) outdoors the countryside far away from buildings and cities: a love of the great outdoors …

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  • 6outdoors — I UK [ˌaʊtˈdɔː(r)z] / US [aʊtˈdɔrz] adverb not in a building Their cat lives mainly outdoors. II UK [ˌaʊtˈdɔː(r)z] / US [aʊtˈdɔrz] noun the (great) outdoors the countryside, especially considered as somewhere that you visit to do activities such… …

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  • 7outdoors — 1. adverb Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air. They went outdoors to light up their cigarettes. 2. noun The environment outside of enclosed structures; the …

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  • 8outdoors — [ˌaʊtˈdɔːz] adv I not in a building Syn: outside Ant: indoors II noun outdoors [ˌaʊtˈdɔːz] the (great) outdoors the countryside, especially considered as somewhere that you visit in order to take part in activities such as walking[/ex] …

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  • 9outdoors — /aʊtˈdɔz / (say owt dawz) adverb 1. out of doors; in the open air. –noun 2. the world outside houses; open air. –phrase 3. the great outdoors, the natural environment, especially wilderness areas. –outdoorsy, adjective …

  • 10outdoors — adverb in or into the open air. noun any area outside buildings or shelter. Derivatives outdoorsman noun (plural outdoorsmen). outdoorsy adjective (informal) …

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