Barnyard

/ˈbɑɹnˌjɑɹd/ · noun

Meaning

(agriculture) The yard associated with or surrounding a barn..

Definitions by Sense

1. (agriculture) The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.
2. (figurative) Vulgar; scatological.
3. (figurative) Of food or drink, having an earthy flavor.

Example Sentences

It has a coat of stiff hairs rather than the soft fleece of the barnyard animal, and it is much more agile.

Henderson too barnyard for Casa Loma, so they are rejecting further arrangements by him.

The bad part was that Thor and Chief, with their vivid and clever imaginations, had made up a whole cast of characters, some of them with very barnyard names, and soap-opera lives.

They’ve come to be called "snout" houses, a label that sounds more barnyard than city street and, in any event, certainly doesn’t sound pretty.

Mr. Oliver, the brewmaster at Brooklyn Brewery, has a quirky way of describing his creations. He refers to the more complex ones as “a little bit barnyard,” “having a funky nose” or “like a good sourdough bread.”

Cheeses made from goat’s milk tend to have a more barnyard and tangy taste than cow’s milk.

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Word Forms

• barnyards
• more barnyard
• most barnyard

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