Graveyard
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Graveyard is a noun meaning A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
Meaning
A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
More Meanings
- (figuratively, by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
- (attributively) A period very early in the morning in which there is very little activity.
- (US, slang) Synonym of suicide (“beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”).
Example Sentences
graveyard shift, graveyard slot, graveyard watch
Her husband, of course, came dressed as Herman Melville.) She's a veteran of these marathons, and warned me about the forthcoming graveyard stretch—when Moby-Dick melds with the altered brain chemistry of sleep deprivation.
They're all out on this southbound odyssey / And the train pulls out of Kankakee / Rolls past the houses, farms, and fields / Passing towns that have no name / And freight yards full of old black men / And the graveyards of rusted automobiles.
Word Forms
- graveyards
Synonyms for graveyard
Depending on context, synonyms include boneyard, camposanto, cemetery, churchyard, crypt, gravestead.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include cemetery, necropolis, grave, gravesite, burial, tomb.
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