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white picket fence

white picket fence noun: a symbol of the ideal middle-class suburban life, with a large house, family, and peaceful lifestyle.

Noun

white picket fence (plural white picket fences)

  1. (figuratively) A symbol of the ideal middle-class suburban life, with a large house, family, and peaceful lifestyle.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see white, picket fence.

Forms of white picket fence

pluralwhite picket fences

Questions about white picket fence

What does white picket fence mean?
White picket fence means a symbol of the ideal middle-class suburban life, with a large house, family, and peaceful lifestyle.
What part of speech is white picket fence?
White picket fence is a noun.
What is the plural of white picket fence?
The plural of white picket fence is white picket fences.

Words near white picket fence in the dictionary

  1. white peppers
  2. white perch
  3. white petrolatum
  4. white petrolatums
  5. white phosphorus
  6. white picket fence
  7. white picket fences
  8. white pickle
  9. white pie
  10. white pies
  11. White Pigeon

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