Dicts.info 

English dictionary

English word:    

yard

View results from:   Wordnet   |   Webster   |   Wiktionary   |   Easton



yard in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
    thousand  one thousand  1000  M  K  chiliad  G  grand  thou  yard 
  2. a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
    cubic yard  yard 
  3. the enclosed land around a house or other building
    "it was a small house with almost no yard"
    yard  grounds  curtilage 
  4. a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
    yard  pace 
  5. an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
    yard  railway yard  railyard 
  6. an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
    yard 
  7. a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
    yard 
  8. a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
    "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town"
    yard 
  9. a tract of land where logs are accumulated
    yard 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University