yard

Definition

  • noun: an outdoor area that is next to a house and is usually covered by grass
  • noun: a small usually walled and often paved area open to the sky and adjacent to a building
  • verb: to drive into or confine in a restricted area
  • abbr. 'yd'.
  • synonyms: herd, court, barton

Examples

  • I served a huge Thanksgiving dinner: turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie—'the whole nine yards'. [=all the foods that are traditionally served for Thanksgiving dinner]

  • If we're going to replace the cabinets, we might as well 'go the whole nine yards' [=do everything that there is to do] and remodel the entire kitchen.

  • a rail 'yard' [=a place where railroad cars are kept and repaired]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Maybe it can't see this. Instead of complaining, maybe you should help. What makes you think he'll come in through here? There are tripwires on every tree for yards. This is the only way in. When I was little, we found a man. He looked like, like, butchered. The old women in the village (..)
    1987 Predator