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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb In or into the open; outside.
  • noun The open air.
  • noun An area away from human settlements.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Out of doors; out of the house; in the open air; abroad.
  • noun The outer air or outer world beyond the limits of the house.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb Out of the house; out of doors; in the open air; abroad.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb Not inside a house or under covered structure; unprotected; in the open air.
  • noun often preceded by "the" The environment outside of enclosed structures; the natural environment in the open air.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb outside a building
  • noun where the air is unconfined

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  • "About me and what I’m looking for:

    My therapist tells me that I’m a mystery wrapped in an enema. I’ve been told that I’m good looking, sexy, have great legs, am fun to be with and an exceptional wit. But that might have been just to get me to eat my peas.

    I spend most of my time outdoors and love to travel. Not having a place to live will do that to you. I love exercise and enjoy a good chase from the police on a warm summer evening. My special lady has to be tall, smart, athletic and of good child-rearing stock, as I intend to have a ten or fifteen kids once I get off of the anti-depressants."

    - Allen Smith, 'Expelled from Match.com! How to Get Tossed Off the Popular On-line Dating Site', 2 Sep 2008.

    November 11, 2008