| NOUN | quantity | yard, pace | a unit of length equal to 3 feet |
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| artifact | yard, grounds, curtilage | the enclosed land around a house or other building | |
| location | yard | a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) | |
| quantity | yard, thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou | the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 | |
| quantity | yard, cubic yard | a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) | |
| location | yard | a tract of land where logs are accumulated | |
| artifact | yard, railway yard, railyard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines | |
| artifact | yard | a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen | |
| artifact | yard | an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) |
| Sounds | yaa'rd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | avant-garde ... vanguard: 51 rhymes with aard... | |
| Meaning | A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally / originally taken to be the average length of a stride. | |
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| Synonym | pace | |
| Part of | chain | A unit of length |
| fathom, fthm | A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth | |
| lea | A unit of length of thread or yarn | |
| perch, rod, pole | A linear measure of 16.5 feet | |
| Parts | foot, ft | A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard |
| Broader | linear unit, linear measure | A unit of measurement of length |
| Spanish | yarda, yd | |
| Catalan | iarda | |
| Meaning | The enclosed land around a house or other building. | |
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| Example | "it was a small house with almost no yard" | |
| Synonyms | grounds, curtilage | |
| Narrower | backyard | The grounds in back of a house |
| dooryard | A yard outside the front or rear door of a house | |
| front yard | The yard in front of a house | |
| garden | A yard or lawn adjoining a house | |
| playground | Yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play | |
| side yard | The grounds at either side of a house | |
| Broader | field | A piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed |
| Spanish | corral, curtilage, patio | |
| Catalan | corral, cortiol, curtilage, pati | |
| Meaning | A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings). | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town" | |
| Narrower | churchyard, God's acre | The yard associated with a church |
| junkyard | A field where junk is collected and stored for resale | |
| schoolyard | The yard associated with a school | |
| tiltyard | (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests | |
| Broader | tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
| Meaning | The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou | |
| Narrower | millenary | A sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years) |
| Broader | large integer | An integer equal to or greater than ten |
| Spanish | 1000, chiliad, millar, mil | |
| Catalan | 1000, miler, mil | |
| Meaning | A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel). | |
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| Synonym | cubic yard | |
| Broader | volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit | A unit of measurement of volume or capacity |
| Meaning | A tract of land where logs are accumulated. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
| Meaning | An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | railway yard, railyard | |
| Narrower | marshalling yard | A railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded |
| Broader | tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel | An extended area of land |
| Spanish | estación | |
| Catalan | estació | |
| Meaning | A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen. | |
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| Part of | sailing vessel, sailing ship | A vessel that is powered by the wind |
| Parts | yardarm | Either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship |
| Narrower | main yard | Yard for a square mainsail |
| Broader | spar | A stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging |
| Meaning | An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock). | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | barnyard | A yard adjoining a barn |
| chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run | An enclosed yard for keeping poultry | |
| farmyard | An area adjacent to farm buildings | |
| stockyard | enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily | |
| Broader | enclosure | A structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed / enclosed for some purpose |
| Spanish | corral | |
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