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yard

/ˈjɑɹd/noun1 syllable

Yard means: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100.

Synonyms for yard20

noun, as in the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou

noun, as in the enclosed land around a house or other building

grounds, curtilage

noun, as in an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

railway yard, railyard

noun, as in a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

pace

noun, as in a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

cubic yard

also used for yard

garden, virgate, rood, ell, $100

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What does yard mean?9

noun

1

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

2

the enclosed land around a house or other building“it was a small house with almost no yard”

3

an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines

4

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

5

a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

6

a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)“they opened a repair yard on the edge of town”

7

a tract of land where logs are accumulated

8

a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen

9

an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with yard?16

one syllable

hardcardguardbarredstarredbardscarredmarredcharredshardlard

three syllables

disregard
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Yard in a sentence

  • The cat was strutting around the yard, when it suddenly ran into the house.shekitten
  • It's raining, so the kids aren't playing in the yard.JSakuragi
  • The children are not playing in the living room, but rather in the yard.EmperorCharlesII
  • Because of the dog, we bought a house with a big yard.maaster
  • Pick up the dry leaves from the apple tree, and clean the yard.espamatics
  • Cats love to play, jump, and roam around the house or yard.Hybrid
  • Every time the woman teacher passed the school yard, someone gave her the razz.unknown
  • As soon as he felt his house shake, he rushed out into the yard.CK

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Forms of yard

as a noun

plural
yards