outdoorsadverb, noun
uk/ˌaʊtˈdɔːz/us/ˌaʊtˈdɔːrz/B1 outside:
If the weather's good, we'll eat outdoors (= not in a building).
Every year he takes a month off work to go hiking in the great outdoors (= in the countryside, far away from towns).
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- If your cactus has been outdoors during the summer, move it into the garage or house when overnight temperatures drop below 65°F.
- The party is going to be outdoors, but we have permission to use the community hall if it rains.
- We hung the washing up outdoors in the fresh air.
- I don't like you hanging around outdoors with your friends - why don't you invite them in?
- He's very tanned because he works outdoors in all weathers.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
From, out and outside
- al fresco
- breath
- door
- exogenous
- exterior
- external
- from
- open-air
- out
- out
- out and about idiom
- out of 2
- outdoor
- outer
- outermost
- outside
- outwards
- outwith
- thence
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