back door
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.03 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- ""Charles II, who was crowned here a little while before, occupied an old house (which is still standing) in New Street [Worcester], from which he escaped by the back door, as the enemy rushed in at the front.""
- "Scoring three goals at home should guarantee you three points, but when you go on the attack a little bit more, you leave the back door open. That's not always a good idea with this team."
- "backdoor action"
- "go up the back door"
- "Oh, don't be so judgmental. You could use a little back door."
- "Sometimes the ball will curve around and enter from the back-door."
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- Slang
- Informal
- American usage
- Transitive verb