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We've found 180 definitions containing the term: yard. (0.16 seconds)

yard  Webster Dictionary
to confine (cattle) to the yard. to shut up, or keep, in a yard. as, to yard cows
sq yd  (square yard, sq yd) Princeton's WordNet
a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
square yard  (square yard, sq yd) Princeton's WordNet
a unit of area equal to one yard by one yard square
truss  (ʌs) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
a device for supporting a standing yard on a ship's mast, having a pivot permitting the yard to swing horizontally when braced.
brace  Webster Dictionary
a rope reeved through a block at the end of a yard. by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a rudder gudgeon
lift  Webster Dictionary
a rope leading from the masthead to the extremity of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end of the yard
foot  Webster Dictionary
a measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard
tye  Webster Dictionary
a chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard. the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered
welwitschia  (welwitschia, Welwitschia mirabilis) Princeton's WordNet
curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
welwitschia mirabilis  (welwitschia, Welwitschia mirabilis) Princeton's WordNet
curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old
broadcloth  Webster Dictionary
a fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide
yardful  Webster Dictionary
as much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard
clew  Webster Dictionary
to move of draw (a sail or yard. by means of the clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews of a square sail to the yard
schoolyard  (schoolyard) Princeton's WordNet
the yard associated with a school
churchyard  (churchyard, God's acre) Princeton's WordNet
the yard associated with a church
god's acre  (churchyard, God's acre) Princeton's WordNet
the yard associated with a church
barnyard  (barnyard) Princeton's WordNet
a yard adjoining a barn
yardman  (yardman) Princeton's WordNet
worker in a railway yard
main yard  (main yard) Princeton's WordNet
yard.for a square mainsail
topgallant  (topgallant, topgallant sail) Princeton's WordNet
a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
yardarm  (yardarm) Princeton's WordNet
either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship
topgallant sail  (topgallant, topgallant sail) Princeton's WordNet
a sail set on a yard of a topgallant mast
linendraper  (linendraper) Princeton's WordNet
a retail dealer in yard goods
hen yard  (chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run) Princeton's WordNet
an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
garden  (garden) Princeton's WordNet
a yard or lawn adjoining a house
chicken yard  (chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run) Princeton's WordNet
an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
fowl run  (chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run) Princeton's WordNet
an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
chicken run  (chicken yard, hen yard, chicken run, fowl run) Princeton's WordNet
an enclosed yard for keeping poultry
y.  (ɪ) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yard.
yd.  (ˈklɛpt) Random House Webster's College Dictionary
yard.
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