Phrase Hound found 61 phrases and 122 compound words that contain yards. The most common are listed below. Open yards in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 61
- cubic yardsplural of cubic yard: A unit of volumetric measurement equivalent to a cube one yard in each dimension.
- Hundred yards
- the whole nine yardsAll the way; with everything done completely or thoroughly.
- yards of landplural of yard of land: The yardland: an obsolete English land measure usually comprising ¹⁄₄ of a hide and notionally equal to 30 acres.
- hard yardsThe key effort in completing a difficult task.
- back yardsplural of back yard: A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
- classification yardsplural of classification yard: a railroad yard where incoming freight trains are sorted into various sidings.
- rail yardsplural of rail yard: A complex of branching railway lines and other infrastructure in which locomotives and rolling stock are stored and rearranged.
- receiving yardsplural of receiving yard: Yard gained by the offense on a play in which a receiver caught the ball.
- square yardsplural of square yard: A unit of area (abbreviation sq yd or sq. yd.) equal to the area of a square the sides of which are one yard long (i.e. 3 feet by 3 feet or 9 square feet).
- Hobbys YardsA locality in the Blayney council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- tilt-yardsplural of tilt-yard: A yard used for jousts.
- hump yardsplural of hump yard: a classification yard or marshalling yard which has a hump over which trains are shunted, the vehicles then running on their own by gravity into various sidings.
- marshalling yardsplural of marshalling yard: A railway yard where trains are assembled from individual carriages or goods wagons.
- Burnt YardsA locality in the Blayney council area, central eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- base yardsplural of base yard: An area set aside for equipment and supplies.
- church-yardsplural of church-yard: A patch of land adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard.
- dead yardsplural of dead yard: A Caribbean funerary tradition, an extended wake that lasts for several days, with roots in African tradition. Friends and family visit the home of the deceased to share condolences and memories while singing hymns and …
- drop yardsplural of drop yard: A site where equipment and vehicles transporting goods can be temporarily stored or parked, before resuming the delivery later on.
- front yardsplural of front yard: A yard to the front of a house or similar residence, typically having a lawn and often trees, shrubs, and/or flowers.
- goods yardsplural of goods yard: An area associated with a railway station where freight is loaded and unloaded.
- green-yardsplural of green-yard: An enclosure covered with turf or grass.
- horse-yardsplural of horse-yard: A fenced enclosure or pen for horses.
- inn yardsplural of inn yard: The yard of an inn.
- navy yardsplural of navy yard: A government dockyard for repairing vessels, training crews, etc.
Compound words 122
- yardsmanThe foreman or man in charge of the activities in a yard (train yard, prison yard, stock yard, etc).
- vineyardsplural of vineyard: A grape plantation, especially one used in the production of wine.
- lanyardsplural of lanyard: A short rope used for fastening rigging, as a handle, etc.
- courtyardsplural of courtyard: An area, open to the sky, partially or wholly surrounded by walls or buildings.
- shipyardsplural of shipyard: A place where ships are built and repaired.
- backyardsplural of backyard: A yard to the rear of a house or similar residence.
- graveyardsplural of graveyard: A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
- stockyardsplural of stockyard: An enclosed yard, with pens, sheds etc. or stables, where livestock is kept temporarily before being slaughtered, treated, sold, or shipped etc.
- junkyardsplural of junkyard: A place where rubbish is discarded.
- yardsticksplural of yardstick: A measuring rod thirty-six inches (one yard) long.