outdoors
out of doors; in the open air: He's happiest when he's outdoors.
(used with a singular verb) the world outside of or away from houses; open air: Our whole family likes the outdoors.
Origin of outdoors
1Words Nearby outdoors
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use outdoors in a sentence
It includes nothing about where, how many people it involved, if they were operating outdoors or complying with other guidance.
Morning Report: A Century of Single Family Home Supremacy | Voice of San Diego | August 27, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWalking your dog seems simple enough—it’s just you, your pup, and the great outdoors.
Online sales for sports and outdoors, kitchen, and especially groceries all saw increases as lockdowns and work-from-home policies led to consumers staying home to cook and exercise.
How to prepare your e-commerce ad strategy for an uncertain Q4 | Sponsored Content: Pacvue | August 17, 2020 | Search Engine LandYou know, that kind of dilution happens to aerosols outdoors.
Just because we’re ordered to stay at home doesn’t mean you can’t go outdoors — especially if you go all the way to the great outdoors.
Neither was old enough to be outdoors with a loaded gun within the city limits.
outdoors, I ran 100m and 200m, and then long-jumped on occasion.
‘Orange Is the New Black’ Star Uzo Aduba on Her Journey From Track Phenom to Crazy Eyes | Marlow Stern | June 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShe compiled a survey for older girls on the outdoors and got almost 2,000 responses in less than two months.
Like other maskers who have braved the outdoors, he enjoys a turn in the spotlight.
But the constant rain and the cold mountain weather usually prevent the students from gathering outdoors to learn.
The Afghan Village That Saved Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell | Sami Yousafzai, Ron Moreau | November 8, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTNow as he rose to go outdoors with Dorothy he remembered the letter Jim Barlow had brought him.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn RaymondWouldn't hurt the kid a bit—he'd be bigger then, and the outdoors would make him grow like a pig.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerHis instincts were all for the great outdoors, and from such the sun brings quick response.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerThe last of the logs were glowing red on the hearths, and the air was hot and heavy after the fresh outdoors.
The Idyl of Twin Fires | Walter Prichard EatonYes, her husband thrust her outdoors, half naked, this bitter cold night.
The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence | Eugne Sue
British Dictionary definitions for outdoors
/ (ˌaʊtˈdɔːz) /
Also: out-of-doors in the open air; outside
the world outside or far away from human habitation: the great outdoors
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with outdoors
see big as life (all outdoors).
The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
Browse