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OUT-OF-DOORS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does out-of-doors mean?
• OUT-OF-DOORS (noun)
The noun OUT-OF-DOORS has 1 sense:
1. where the air is unconfined
Familiarity information: OUT-OF-DOORS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Where the air is unconfined
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
open; open air; out-of-doors; outdoors
Context example:
camping in the open
Hypernyms ("out-of-doors" is a kind of...):
Context examples
Mother likes to have us out-of-doors as much as possible, so we bring our work here and have nice times.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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