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

  • (..) Really? So I've spent the last years of my life listening to you whine... ...about the things you could've done without me, and I have no right? - It's just I put a lot of work into this yard. - Did you? Really? Like the barbeque pit? Yeah. Yeah. The way I remember that is that (..)
    2009 17 Again
  • (..) Can you turn down the? Okay, guys, see you soon. Love you. Nice chatting with you. What the hell are you doing? Hey, that's my stuff. Why are you destroying our yard? It's not our yard. It's my yard, remember? You took the road not taken. And I get the yard. I'm going to turn it into a showpiece (..)
    2009 17 Again