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[ church-yahrd ] / ˈtʃɜrtʃˌyɑrd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR churchyard ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe yard or ground adjoining a church, often used as a graveyard. Origin of churchyard1125–75; Middle English chirche yeard;see church, yard2 Words nearby churchyardchurch visible, churchward, churchwarden, churchwoman, churchy, churchyard, churchyard beetle, churidars, churinga, churl, churlish Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for churchyardRay gave Jay a shell, then stepped onto a small, rickety carousel in the comer of the churchyard and loaded up. The Stacks: The Judas Priest Teen Suicide Trial|Ivan Solotaroff|June 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST I leaned out of the window but recoiled with disgust, for the young man with the pasty face stood below in the churchyard. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST As I turned, my listless glance included the man below in the churchyard. Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show|Robert W. Chambers|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST He closed her eyes himself, and followed her coffin to the churchyard. Complete Short Works|Georg Ebers
The churchyard is more striking than the church, much of which is new. Highways and Byways in Surrey|Eric Parker "I'm not a bit afraid of churchyard ghosts," said Rachel, moving on. Rachel Ray|Anthony Trollope Leaving the churchyard afterwards, we let ourselves into the park by means of a side gate. Long Live the King|Guy Boothby How many hundred nights has I lain an' racked my head to think what I could do to cheat the churchyard of my little one? The Social Significance of the Modern Drama|Emma Goldman
British Dictionary definitions for churchyard
nounthe grounds surrounding a church, usually used as a graveyard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to churchyardtomb, garden, graveyard, mortuary, crypt, sepulcher, catacomb, vault, charnel, ossuary, necropolis, grave, charnel house, boot hill, potter's field, cemetery, memorial park, resting place |