Yard

Quick meaning: Yard is a noun meaning A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.

Meaning

A small, usually uncultivated area adjoining or (now especially) within the precincts of a house or other building.

More Meanings

1. (US, Canada, Australia) The property surrounding one's house, typically dominated by one's lawn.
2. An enclosed outdoors area designated for a specific purpose, e.g. on farms, railways etc.
3. A place where moose or deer herd together in winter for pasture, protection, etc.
4. (Jamaica, MLE) One’s house or home.
5. (transitive) To confine to a yard.
6. Units of similar composition or length in other systems.
7. A unit of length equal to 3 feet in the US customary and British imperial systems of measurement, equal to precisely 0.9144 m since 1959 (US) or 1963 (UK).

Example Sentences

A little further on, to the right, was a large garage, where the charabancs stood, half in and half out of the yard.

As they reached the door, Bose, having yarded the cows, was stealing around the corner of the pig-sty, and making for the woods.

Man’s devilish cunt, tell me nutting about friends, that’s dead Cuz I run up in yards, No vest, tryna ching man’s chest And leave him dead

The sheep were straggling in a manner that meant walking work to round them, and he supposed he would have to yard them tonight, if she didn't liven up.

Word Forms

• yards
• yarding
• yarded

Synonyms for yard

Depending on context, synonyms include ell, rod, virgate, rood, garden, pace.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include pace, g, grounds, m, k, grand.

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