Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

around back

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.58 in modern English

Syllables: around back
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Behind, or at the back of, a building.

Informal

Example Sentences

"On this particular morning, the boy went around back of his father’s shop […] and as he turned the corner, he saw M. Garouche crawling out from under the stall[…]"
""Listen! I hear my wife callin' me." So he left the field an' snuk around back of brother Bear's house."
"“Lady, I am so hungry I could eat the grass right out of your front yard.” Then she told me to go around back, it was longer."
"I come to my senses as I drive into the city limits. It is only a short skip to Bill's house. I pull around back and notice a light on in his bedroom."

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does around back mean?: Behind, or at the back of, a building.

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