Words Containing Yard
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Definition of yard
- v. i. - A rod; a stick; a staff.
- v. i. - A branch; a twig.
- v. i. - A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc.
- v. i. - A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six
inches, being the standard of English and American measure.
- v. i. - The penis.
- v. i. - A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, tapering
toward the ends, and designed to support and extend a square sail. A
yard is usually hung by the center to the mast. See Illust. of Ship.
- n. - An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of, or
around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a barnyard.
- n. - An inclosure within which any work or business is carried on;
as, a dockyard; a shipyard.
- v. t. - To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a
yard; as, to yard cows.
Syllable Information
The word yard is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for yard is: yard