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yard2

 
pronunciation:
yard
parts of speech:
noun, transitive verb
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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
definition 2: an enclosure or piece of ground used for a particular purpose.
a railroad yarda lumber yard
similar words:
compound, enclosure
definition 3: an enclosure in which animals are kept; pen.
synonyms:
pen
similar words:
coop, corral, enclosure, fold, kraal, paddock, run
 
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: yards, yarding, yarded
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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