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yard2
- pronunciation:
- yard
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
an open area next to or surrounding a house or other building.
- similar words:
- court, courtyard, dooryard, farmyard, garden, grounds, lawn, park, quadrangle
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| definition 2: |
an enclosure or piece of ground used for a particular purpose.
a railroad yarda lumber yard- similar words:
- compound, enclosure
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| definition 3: |
an enclosure in which animals are kept; pen.
- synonyms:
- pen
- similar words:
- coop, corral, enclosure, fold, kraal, paddock, run
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| related words: |
work |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
yarded, yarding, yards |
| definition: |
to enclose, accumulate, or put in a yard.
- synonyms:
- corral, pen
- similar words:
- confine, coop, enclose, fence in, fold, gather, herd, mew
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