yard
English Thesaurus
1. an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | enclosure, |
| definition | : | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | barnyard, |
| definition | : | a yard adjoining a barn (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | farmyard, |
| definition | : | an area adjacent to farm buildings (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | stockyard, |
| definition | : | enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily (noun.artifact) |
2. a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | spar, |
| definition | : | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | main yard, |
| definition | : | yard for a square mainsail (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | yardarm, |
| definition | : | either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | sailing ship, sailing vessel, |
| definition | : | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts (noun.artifact) |
3. the enclosed land around a house or other building (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | field, |
| definition | : | a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | backyard, |
| definition | : | the grounds in back of a house (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | dooryard, |
| definition | : | a yard outside the front or rear door of a house (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | front yard, |
| definition | : | the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | garden, |
| definition | : | a yard or lawn adjoining a house (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | playground, |
| definition | : | yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | side yard, |
| definition | : | the grounds at either side of a house (noun.artifact) |
4. an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines (noun.artifact)
| hyponym | : | marshalling yard, |
| definition | : | a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded (noun.artifact) |
5. a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings) (noun.location)
| hyponym | : | junkyard, |
| definition | : | a field where junk is collected and stored for resale (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | schoolyard, |
| definition | : | the yard associated with a school (noun.location) |
| hyponym | : | tiltyard, |
| definition | : | (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests (noun.location) |
6. a tract of land where logs are accumulated (noun.location)
7. a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) (noun.quantity)
8. a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride (noun.quantity)
| part holonym | : | foot, ft, |
| definition | : | a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | perch, pole, rod, |
| definition | : | a linear measure of 16.5 feet (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | chain, |
| definition | : | a unit of length (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | lea, |
| definition | : | a unit of length of thread or yarn (noun.quantity) |
| part meronym | : | fathom, fthm, |
| definition | : | a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth (noun.quantity) |
9. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 (noun.quantity)
| hypernym | : | large integer, |
| definition | : | an integer equal to or greater than ten (noun.quantity) |
| hyponym | : | millenary, |
| definition | : | a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years) (noun.quantity) |
10. a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride (noun.quantity)
| derivation | : | pace, step, |
| definition | : | measure (distances) by pacing (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | pace, step, |
| definition | : | measure (distances) by pacing (verb.change) |
Visual ArtiKata
Explore yard in ArtiKata.com >