graveyard
English
/ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/
noun
Definitions
- A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
- (figuratively) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
Etymology
Affix from English grave (engrave, carve, dig) + 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
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Appleyard English
- backyard English
- ballyard English
- balmyard English
- barnyard English
- beeyard English
- begrave English
- boatyard English
- boneyard English
- brickyard English
- chickenyard English
- chipyard English
- chookyard English
- churchyard English
- clothyard English
- coachyard English
- coalyard English
- courtyard English
- cowyard English
- dockyard English
- dooryard English
- dumpyard English
- dungyard English
- engrave English
- farmyard English
- feedyard English
- foldyard English
- foreyard English
- fowlyard English
- freightyard English
- gaolyard English
- grave English
- grave wax English
- graveclothes English
- gravedance English
- gravedancer English
- gravedigger English
- gravedigging English
- gravedom English
- gravekeeper English
- graveless English
- gravelike English
- gravely English
- gravemound English
- graveness English
- graver English
- graverobber English
- graverobbing English
- graveside English
- gravesite English
- gravesome English
- gravest English
- gravestead English
- gravestone English
- graveward English
- headyard English
- henyard English
- hopyard English
- ingrave English
- innyard English
- jailyard English
- junkyard English
- kailyard English
- kineyerd English
- kirkyard English
- lichyard English
- limeyard English
- lumberyard English
- mainyard English
- meteyard English
- miniyard English
- mooseyard English
- mosque yard English
- niggeryard English
- outyard English
- panyard English
- pineyard English
- railyard English
- rickyard English
- sailyard English
- saleyard English
- schoolyard English
- scrapyard English
- shipyard English
- sideyard English
- stableyard English
- stackyard English
- steelyard English
- stockyard English
- swineyard English
- switchyard English
- tanyard English
- trainyard English
- truckyard English
- ungrave English
- ungravely English
- vineyard English
- vinyard English
- woodyard 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
- jarda Portuguese
- grave Middle English
- yerd Middle English
- ياردة Arabic
- iarda Catalan, Valencian
- yarda Cebuano
- jaart Afrikaans
- yadi Swahili
- 야드 Korean
- iyadi Zulu
- yad Volapük
- Yard Jamaican Creole
- yard Jamaican Creole
- yard
- grave
- yarder
- graver
- gravely
- cowyard
- innyard
- ingrave
- gravest
- ungrave
- yardman
- outyard
- engrave
- vinyard
- hopyard
- yardful
- tanyard
- panyard
- henyard
- yardage
- yardarm
- begrave
- beeyard
- mainyard
- foreyard
- kineyerd
- yardsale
- yardlike
- farmyard
- kirkyard
- backyard
- limeyard
- yardsnap
- kailyard
- sailyard
- fowlyard
- feedyard
- yardfowl
- vineyard
- railyard
- yardwork
- ballyard
- gravedom
- yardwand
- yardless
- jailyard
- pineyard
- chipyard
- dumpyard
- woodyard
- meteyard
- foldyard
- rickyard
- dockyard
- miniyard
- yardbird
- dooryard
- junkyard
- balmyard
- dungyard
- shipyard
- sideyard
- saleyard
- coalyard
- yardgoat
- lichyard
- headyard
- gaolyard
- boatyard
- boneyard
- barnyard
- stackyard
- clothyard
- graveside
- chookyard
- yardhorse
- graveless
- stockyard
- truckyard
- yardgrass
- graveward
- gravesome
- swineyard
- coachyard
- yard-sale
- scrapyard
- graveness
- grave wax
- gravesite
- Appleyard
- yardstick
- gravelike
- trainyard
- ungravely
- mooseyard
- brickyard
- steelyard
- courtyard
- lumberyard
- churchyard
- gravedance
- gravemound
- schoolyard
- niggeryard
- switchyard
- yardperson
- gravestone
- stableyard
- yardmaster
- gravestead
- gravedigger
- freightyard
- gravekeeper
- gravedancer
- graverobber
- chickenyard
- mosque yard
- graveclothes
- graverobbing
- gravedigging