front lawn

Streetside grass plot

A front lawn is the area of grass in front of a house, typically between the building and the street.

It's a defining feature of suburban residential landscapes, often maintained as a display of homeowner care: He mowed the front lawn every Saturday.

The front lawn serves as both a buffer from the street and a social signal—an unkempt one may draw neighbors' disapproval.

Related

green · driveway · porch · sidewalk · curb · curb appeal · mailbox · for sale sign · hedges · dandelions · garden · garden gnome · suburban · neighbor · neighborhood watch · trimming · clover · weeds

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Opposites
location relative to house

front lawnbackyard

Outdoor space behind home

back garden · private garden · walled garden · interior courtyard · side yard

Family

front, lawn, fronts, fronted, fronting, frontal, frontage, frontline, forefront

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G