Yard
41yard — yard1 /yahrd/, n. 1. a common unit of linear measure in English speaking countries, equal to 3 feet or 36 inches, and equivalent to 0.9144 meter. 2. Naut. a long spar, supported more or less at its center, to which the head of a square sail,… …
42yard — I n. enclosed area a barnyard (esp. AE), farmyard; brickyard; coalyard; dockyard (BE), shipyard; graveyard; junkyard (esp. AE), scrapyard (BE); lumberyard (AE), timberyard (BE); navy (AE); prison; railroad (AE), railway (BE) yard USAGE NOTE: In… …
43Yard — Slang for one billion dollars. Used particularly in currency trading, e.g. for Japanese yen since on billion yen only equals approximately US$10 million. It is clearer to say, I m a buyer of a yard of yen, than to say, I m a buyer of a billion… …
44yard — Slang for one billion currency units. Used particularly in currency trading, e.g., for Japanese yen since one billion yen equals approximately US$10 million. It is clearer to say, I m a buyer of a yard of yen, than to say, I m a buyer of a… …
45yard — [[t]jɑ͟ː(r)d[/t]] ♦♦ yards 1) N COUNT: num N, oft N of n A yard is a unit of length equal to thirty six inches or approximately 91.4 centimetres. The incident took place about 500 yards from where he was standing... A few yards away, José Vargas… …
46yard — {{11}}yard (n.1) ground around a house, O.E. geard enclosure, garden, court, house, yard, from P.Gmc. *garda (Cf. O.N. garðr enclosure, garden, yard; O.Fris. garda, Du. gaard, O.H.G. garto, Ger. Garten garden; Goth. gards house …
47yard — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. enclosure, court[yard], patio. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An enclosure, usually about a building] Syn. court, courtyard, barnyard, backyard, corral, fold, patch, patio, terrace, play area, lawn, grass,… …
48yard */*/*/ — UK [jɑː(r)d] / US [jɑrd] noun [countable] Word forms yard : singular yard plural yards 1) a unit for measuring length. There are three feet or 36 inches in a yard. One yard is equal to 0.91 metres. 2) an enclosed area around a large building… …
49yard — I. /jad / (say yahd) noun 1. a common unit of linear measure in the imperial system equal to 3 ft or 36 in., defined as 0.9144 metres. 2. Nautical a long cylindrical spar with a taper towards each end, slung crosswise to a mast and suspending a… …
50yard — n 1. the penis. A usage said to be archaic by most authorities, but still revived from time to time by those in search of a robust or rustic sounding euphemism. 2. the Yard British Scotland Yard, the headquarters of the London Metropolitan Police …
