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| air |
to expose to the air; place outdoors. [1/8 definitions] |
| alfresco |
in the open air; outdoors. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbecue |
a party, often held outdoors, at which meat and sometimes vegetables are roasted on a grill or spit over an open fire. [1/4 definitions] |
| BBQ |
abbreviation of "barbeque," a party, often held outdoors, at which meat and sometimes vegetables are roasted on a grill or spit over an open fire. |
| bedroll |
bedding rolled into a portable bundle, as for camping outdoors. |
| campcraft |
the knowledge, techniques, or practice of camping outdoors. |
| campfire |
a meeting held outdoors, esp. around such a fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| camp meeting |
a religious gathering, usu. held over several days, taking place either outdoors or inside a tent. |
| cold frame |
an unheated box, usu. with a glass top, used outdoors for protecting plants from the cold. |
| cookout |
a social occasion at which a meal is cooked and eaten outdoors. |
| cricket2 |
a game played outdoors with a ball, bats, and wickets at either end of the field, by two opposing teams of eleven members each. [1/3 definitions] |
| exterior |
used or suitable for use outdoors. [1/5 definitions] |
| field glass |
(usu. pl.) a compact, portable binocular telescope used esp. outdoors. |
| flea market |
a market, usu. outdoors, at which mostly secondhand goods are sold cheaply. |
| free-range |
of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that can roam freely outdoors for at least part of the day. |
| hot tub |
a large round tub, usu. of wood and often outdoors, used recreationally, as by several persons soaking together in hot water. |
| housebreak |
to train (an animal) to eliminate waste matter either outdoors or in another designated place. |
| muff |
a short, thick, open-ended tube of cloth or fur, used esp. by women to cover and warm the hands outdoors. [1/6 definitions] |
| muggy |
warm, humid, and stifling, as the weather or the atmosphere outdoors or in an enclosed space. |
| nature |
a place or places in general where living things in their natural state can be enjoyed; the outdoors. [1/9 definitions] |
| open |
any clear, extensive space, esp. the outdoors (often prec. by "the"). [1/27 definitions] |
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