boneyard

English

noun

Definitions

(informal) A graveyard.
(dominoes) In the game of dominoes, the pile of upside-down pieces that have yet to be used.
(aviation) A dumpsite for obsolete or unusable aircraft.

Etymology

Compound from English bone + English yard (rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area).

Origin

English

yard

Gloss

rod, stick, enclosure, enclosed area, space, an enclosure, unit of length equal to 3 feet, staff, beam, enclosed area designated for a specific purpose, area

Concept

Semantic Field

Quantity

Ontological Category

Classifier

`Kanji`

棒

Emoji

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Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Appleyard English
anklebone English
armbone English
backbone English
backyard English
ballyard English
balmyard English
barebone English
barnyard English
beeyard English
bladebone English
boatyard English
bonable English
bone English
boneache English
bonebed English
bonedigger English
bonedog English
bonedome English
bonefish English
bonefolder English
bonehead English
boneheaded English
bonehouse English
bonejarring English
boneless English
bonelet English
bonelike English
boner English
boneseed English
boneseeker English
boneset English
bonesetter English
bonesetting English
boneshaker English
boneshaking English
bonfire English
bony English
breakbone English
breastbone English
brickyard English
browbone English
cheekbone English
chickenboner English
chickenyard English
chipyard English
chookyard English
churchyard English
clothyard English
coachyard English
coalyard English
collarbone English
courtyard English
cowyard English
cuttlebone English
debone English
dockyard English
dogbone English
dooryard English
dragonbone English
dumpyard English
dungyard English
earbone English
farmyard English
featherbone English
feedyard English
fingerbone English
fishbone English
foldyard English
footbone English
foreyard English
fowlyard English
freightyard English
gaolyard English
graveyard English
greenbone English
hambone English
headyard English
heelbone English
henyard English
herringbone English
hopyard English
innyard English
intrabone English
jailyard English
jawbone English
junkyard English
kailyard English
kineyerd English
kirkyard English
knitbone English
knucklebone English
legbone English
lichyard English
limeyard English
lumberyard English
mainyard English
marrowbone English
meteyard English
miniyard English
mooseyard English
mosque yard English
neckbone English
niggeryard English
nonbone English
outyard English
panyard English
pineyard English
railyard English
redbone English
rickyard English
ridgebone English
ringbone English
sailyard English
saleyard English
schoolyard English
scrapyard English
sharebone English
shinbone English
shipyard English
shoulder bone English
sidebone English
sideyard English
skullbone English
spadebone English
stableyard English
stackyard English
steelyard English
stockyard English
swineyard English
switchyard English
tailbone English
tanyard English
thighbone English
trainyard English
truckyard English
unbone English
underbone English
vineyard English
vinyard English
whalebone English
wishbone English
woodyard English
wristbone English
yard English
yard-sale English
yardage English
yardarm English
yardbird English
yarder English
yardfowl English
yardful English
yardgoat English
yardgrass English
yardhorse English
yardless English
yardlike English
yardman English
yardmaster English
yardperson English
yardsale English
yardsnap English
yardstick English
yardwand English
yardwork English
yellow bone English
jarda Portuguese
bon Middle English
yerd Middle English
ياردة Arabic
iarda Catalan, Valencian
yarda Cebuano
jaart Afrikaans
yadi Swahili
야드 Korean
iyadi Zulu
bom Volapük
yad Volapük
bun Tok Pisin
Yard Jamaican Creole
yard Jamaican Creole
bon Torres Strait Creole