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Synonyms for yard

Noun

1. yard, pace, linear unit
usage: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
2. yard, grounds, curtilage, field
usage: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
3. yard, tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
usage: 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"
4. yard, railway yard, tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel
usage: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
5. yard, enclosure
usage: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
6. cubic yard, yard, volume unit, capacity unit, capacity measure, cubage unit, cubic measure, cubic content unit, displacement unit, cubature unit
usage: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
7. yard, spar
usage: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
8. thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard, large integer
usage: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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