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YARD

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There are 10 meanings of the word Yard.

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Yard - as a noun

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
pace8

The enclosed land around a house or other building

Example: "It was a small house with almost no yard"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
curtilage12grounds9
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
field9
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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"

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
parcel10parcel of landpiece of groundpiece of landtract7
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
1000chiliad13ggrand7kmone thousandthou7thousand12
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
large integer
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
cubic yard

A tract of land where logs are accumulated

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

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
railway yardrailyard
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
parcel10parcel of landpiece of groundpiece of landtract7
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

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

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
spar6
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)

Hypernyms (Closely Related)
enclosure11
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Yard - as a verb

To confine to a yard.

Example Sentences

"I saw a squirrel running around in the yard."
"My dog loves to play fetch in the yard."
"The yard was filled with beautiful flowers."
"The children were playing soccer in the yard."
"I need to mow the lawn in my yard."
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Word Game Points

Is YARD a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, yard is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

YARD has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.

Is YARD a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, yard is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
YARD has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 7.

Is YARD a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, yard is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
YARD has a WORDFEUD points total of 8.

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