Dictionary entry details
• YARD (noun)
Meaning:
A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
yard; pace
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
linear unit (a unit of measurement of length)
Meronyms (parts of "yard"):
foot; ft (a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard)
Holonyms ("yard" is a part of...):
perch; pole; rod (a linear measure of 16.5 feet)
chain (a unit of length)
lea (a unit of length of thread or yarn)
fathom; fthm (a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth)
Meaning:
The enclosed land around a house or other building
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
curtilage; grounds; yard
Context example:
it was a small house with almost no yard
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
field (a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yard"):
side yard (the grounds at either side of a house)
playground (yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play)
garden (a yard or lawn adjoining a house)
front yard (the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street)
dooryard (a yard outside the front or rear door of a house)
backyard (the grounds in back of a house)
Meaning:
A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Context example:
they opened a repair yard on the edge of town
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yard"):
tiltyard ((formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests)
churchyard; God's acre (the yard associated with a church)
schoolyard (the yard associated with a school)
junkyard (a field where junk is collected and stored for resale)
Meaning:
An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
railway yard; yard
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yard"):
marshalling yard (a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded)
Meaning:
An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
enclosure (artifact consisting of a space that has been enclosed for some purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yard"):
barnyard (a yard adjoining a barn)
chicken run; chicken yard; fowl run; hen yard (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)
Meaning:
A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
cubic yard; yard
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
capacity measure; capacity unit; cubage unit; cubature unit; cubic content unit; cubic measure; displacement unit; volume unit (a unit of measurement of volume or capacity)
Meaning:
A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
spar (a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging)
Meronyms (parts of "yard"):
yardarm (either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yard"):
main yard (yard for a square mainsail)
Holonyms ("yard" is a part of...):
sailing ship; sailing vessel (a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts)
Meaning:
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
1000; chiliad; thousand; grand; thou; one thousand; M; K; G; yard
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
large integer (an integer equal to or greater than ten)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yard"):
millenary (a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years))
Meaning:
A tract of land where logs are accumulated
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Hypernyms ("yard" is a kind of...):
parcel; parcel of land; piece of ground; piece of land; tract (an extended area of land)
