YARD
Scrabble letter values: Y4A1R1D2 = 8
Definition
- noun a unit of length equal to 3 feet. — synonyms: pace
- noun the enclosed land around a house or other building. — synonyms: grounds, curtilage
- noun a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings).
- noun the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100. — synonyms: thousand, one_thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand
- noun a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel). — synonyms: cubic_yard
- noun a tract of land where logs are accumulated.
- noun an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines. — synonyms: railway_yard, railyard
- noun a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen.
- noun an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock).
Examples
- “defined as 91.44 centimeters”
- “originally taken to be the average length of a stride”
- “it was a small house with almost no yard”