yard

noun

/jɑːd/

/jɑːrd/

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(North American English)
(British English garden)
a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with a lawn (= an area of grass)
- They have a gorgeous old oak tree in their front yard.
- My next-door neighbor was watering her yard.
see also backyard (1)
Culture gardens and yardsgardens and yardsMost British houses have gardens. The garden is surrounded by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private.If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn (= an area of grass) or paving and flower borders. Many front gardens in towns have been covered with a hard surface so that the owners can park their cars on them. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There may also be a patio or a deck for sitting at a table and chairs in the summer. There is often a bird table (= a raised platform on which food is put for birds) and a shed in which garden tools are kept.Many British people spend quite a lot of money on their gardens and even the smallest may contain a variety of flowers and shrubs. In spring some people fix window boxes containing bulbs or other plants on their windowsills, or attach a hanging basket on the wall near the front door.Some houses have only a very small paved back garden, called a courtyard. People often decorate it with plants in large tubs, or in pots or hanging baskets. In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is called a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables grow. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes, with a deck or patio. In both Britain and the US many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children. Garden decorations include bird feeders (= containers of food for birds) and lamps so that people can use the yard after dark.During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools or sandboxes. People like to eat outside and prepare meals on a barbecue.For many British people gardening is a hobby and they are very proud of their gardens. Some towns and villages have competitions for the best-kept small garden. Keen gardeners may have a greenhouse in which to grow plants. People with a small garden, or no garden at all, can rent a piece of land, called an allotment, from the local council. Most people grow vegetables on their allotments.There are garden centres near most towns, selling everything a gardener might need, from flowerpots to ponds as well as a huge range of plants.Although a smaller percentage of Americans enjoy gardening, it is increasingly popular and many retired people garden. People work to make the yard a pleasant place to sit. Modern garden design, which sees the garden as additional living space, was developed in California.The British interest in gardening affects the appearance of whole towns. Public parks and traffic roundabouts often have bright displays of flowers in summer, and public buildings have window boxes and hanging baskets. Towns and villages enter for the annual Britain in Bloom competition.At weekends many British people like to visit famous gardens, such as that at Stowe near Banbury, developed by William Kent and 'Capability' Brown in the 18th century. Other popular attractions include Vita Sackville-West's gardens at Sissinghurst, and the garden and glasshouses of Kew Gardens (the Royal Botanic Gardens). Every summer the National Gardens Scheme publishes a list of private gardens belonging to enthusiastic gardeners which are open to the public on a particular day. Visitors like to look around and get ideas for their own gardens.In the US, parks and other public green spaces usually have paths for people to walk along, large areas of grass where children can play, and trees and flowers. There are some formal gardens in the US, and, as in Britain, many universities have botanical gardens which are used for research and teaching. Famous American gardens include Longwood in Pennsylvania and the Huntington Botanical Gardens in California.
Extra Examples
- He entered the yard through the back gate.
- I've landscaped my tiny front yard with tall grasses.
- Most of the yard was covered with leaves.
- She was standing in the yard.
- The front yard is fenced for privacy.
- We crossed the yard to my house.
- the huge bay window overlooking the yard
- I had to cut the grass in the yard.
- Two houses in the street had yard signs, one for Trump and one for Clinton.
- The outside yard was decorated with orange lights.
Topics Gardensb1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- back
- front
- side
- …
verb + yard
- mow
- rake
- water
- …
yard + noun
- sale
- sign
preposition
- in yard
phrases
- the corner of the yard
- the edge of the yard
- the middle of the yard
- …
See full entry
(British English) an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a surrounding wall
- The prisoners were made to line up in the prison yard.
- The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school.
see also backyard (2)
Extra Examples
- I left our school yard at recess and ran home.
- The prisoners were taken to the exercise yard.
- The yard was enclosed by a high wire fence.
- kids playing in the school yard
- They rode out of the stable yard.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- front
- back
- rear
- …
verb + yard
- enter
- leave
- enclose
- …
See full entry
(usually in compounds) an area of land used for a special purpose or business
- a boat yard
see also knacker’s yard, lumberyard, marshalling yard, salvage yard, timber yard
Synonyms factory
factory
- plant
- mill
- works
- yard
- workshop
- foundry
These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place.
- factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine:
  a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory
- plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place:
  a nuclear power plant
  a manufacturing plant
- mill a factory that produces a particular type of material:
  a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill
- works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place:
  a brickworks
  a steelworks
  Raw materials were carried to the works by barge.
- yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something:
  a shipyard
- workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using hand tools or machinery (usually individual items or small numbers of items):
  a car repair workshop
- foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects:
  an iron foundry
Patterns
- a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant
- an engineering plant/works
- to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry
- to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry
- factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers
Extra Examples
- a construction yard
- wood from a lumber yard
- The steam tug was on her way to the breaker's yard at the end of her naval service.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- lumber
- timber
- freight
- …
phrases
- a builder’s yard
- the knacker’s yard
See full entry
(abbreviation yd)
(in Britain and North America) a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet (36 inches) or 0.9144 of a metre
- They still live within yards of each other.
- a beautiful white dress with yards and yards of fabric
- The accident happened less than 50 yards from his home.
Topics Maths and measurementb1
(specialist) a long piece of wood fastened to a mast that supports a sail on a boat or shipTopics Transport by waterc2

see also Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard, New Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard, The Yard

Word Originsenses 4 to 5 Old English gerd (in sense (5)), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gard ‘twig, rod’ and German Gerte.senses 1 to 3 Old English geard ‘building, home, region’, from a Germanic base related to Russian gorod ‘town’. Compare with garden and orchard.

Idioms

give somebody an inch (and they’ll take a mile/yard)

(saying) used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more

the whole nine yards

(informal, especially North American English) everything, or a situation which includes everything
- When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert.

单词	yard
释义	yard noun /jɑːd/ /jɑːrd/ Idioms jump to other results (North American English) (British English garden) a piece of land next to or around your house where you can grow flowers, fruit, vegetables, etc., usually with a lawn (= an area of grass) They have a gorgeous old oak tree in their front yard. My next-door neighbor was watering her yard. see also backyard (1) Culture gardens and yardsgardens and yardsMost British houses have gardens. The garden is surrounded by a fence or hedge and is a place where people can be outside and yet private.If a house has a front and back garden, the front is likely to be formal and decorative, with a lawn (= an area of grass) or paving and flower borders. Many front gardens in towns have been covered with a hard surface so that the owners can park their cars on them. The back garden usually also has a lawn and flower beds, and sometimes a vegetable plot or fruit trees. There may also be a patio or a deck for sitting at a table and chairs in the summer. There is often a bird table (= a raised platform on which food is put for birds) and a shed in which garden tools are kept.Many British people spend quite a lot of money on their gardens and even the smallest may contain a variety of flowers and shrubs. In spring some people fix window boxes containing bulbs or other plants on their windowsills, or attach a hanging basket on the wall near the front door.Some houses have only a very small paved back garden, called a courtyard. People often decorate it with plants in large tubs, or in pots or hanging baskets. In the US the area of grass in front of and behind most houses is called a yard. The word garden is used only for the areas where flowers and vegetables grow. Yards usually consist of a lawn and trees, flowers and bushes, with a deck or patio. In both Britain and the US many backyards have swings, slides or climbing frames for children. Garden decorations include bird feeders (= containers of food for birds) and lamps so that people can use the yard after dark.During warm weather, Americans spend a lot of time in their yards, especially the backyard. Children play there and often have small pools or sandboxes. People like to eat outside and prepare meals on a barbecue.For many British people gardening is a hobby and they are very proud of their gardens. Some towns and villages have competitions for the best-kept small garden. Keen gardeners may have a greenhouse in which to grow plants. People with a small garden, or no garden at all, can rent a piece of land, called an allotment, from the local council. Most people grow vegetables on their allotments.There are garden centres near most towns, selling everything a gardener might need, from flowerpots to ponds as well as a huge range of plants.Although a smaller percentage of Americans enjoy gardening, it is increasingly popular and many retired people garden. People work to make the yard a pleasant place to sit. Modern garden design, which sees the garden as additional living space, was developed in California.The British interest in gardening affects the appearance of whole towns. Public parks and traffic roundabouts often have bright displays of flowers in summer, and public buildings have window boxes and hanging baskets. Towns and villages enter for the annual Britain in Bloom competition.At weekends many British people like to visit famous gardens, such as that at Stowe near Banbury, developed by William Kent and 'Capability' Brown in the 18th century. Other popular attractions include Vita Sackville-West's gardens at Sissinghurst, and the garden and glasshouses of Kew Gardens (the Royal Botanic Gardens). Every summer the National Gardens Scheme publishes a list of private gardens belonging to enthusiastic gardeners which are open to the public on a particular day. Visitors like to look around and get ideas for their own gardens.In the US, parks and other public green spaces usually have paths for people to walk along, large areas of grass where children can play, and trees and flowers. There are some formal gardens in the US, and, as in Britain, many universities have botanical gardens which are used for research and teaching. Famous American gardens include Longwood in Pennsylvania and the Huntington Botanical Gardens in California. Extra Examples He entered the yard through the back gate. I've landscaped my tiny front yard with tall grasses. Most of the yard was covered with leaves. She was standing in the yard. The front yard is fenced for privacy. We crossed the yard to my house. the huge bay window overlooking the yard I had to cut the grass in the yard. Two houses in the street had yard signs, one for Trump and one for Clinton. The outside yard was decorated with orange lights. Topics Gardensb1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective back front side … verb + yard mow rake water … yard + noun sale sign preposition in yard phrases the corner of the yard the edge of the yard the middle of the yard … See full entry (British English) an area outside a building, usually with a hard surface and a surrounding wall The prisoners were made to line up in the prison yard. The children were playing in the yard at the front of the school. see also backyard (2) Extra Examples I left our school yard at recess and ran home. The prisoners were taken to the exercise yard. The yard was enclosed by a high wire fence. kids playing in the school yard They rode out of the stable yard. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective front back rear … verb + yard enter leave enclose … See full entry (usually in compounds) an area of land used for a special purpose or business a boat yard see also knacker’s yard, lumberyard, marshalling yard, salvage yard, timber yard Synonyms factoryfactory plant mill works yard workshop foundry These are all words for buildings or places where things are made or where industrial processes take place. factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made, mainly by machine: a chocolate/cigarette/clothing factory plant a factory or place where power is produced or an industrial process takes place: a nuclear power plant a manufacturing plant mill a factory that produces a particular type of material: a cotton/paper/textile/woollen mill works (often in compounds) a place where things are made or an industrial process takes place: a brickworks a steelworks Raw materials were carried to the works by barge. yard (usually in compounds) an area of land used for building something: a shipyard workshop a room or building in which things are made or repaired using hand tools or machinery (usually individual items or small numbers of items): a car repair workshop foundry a factory where metal or glass is melted and made into different shapes or objects: an iron foundry Patterns a car/chemical/munitions factory/plant an engineering plant/works to manage/run a factory/plant/mill/works/yard/workshop/foundry to work in/at a factory/plant/mill/yard/workshop/foundry factory/mill/foundry owners/managers/workers Extra Examples a construction yard wood from a lumber yard The steam tug was on her way to the breaker's yard at the end of her naval service. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective lumber timber freight … phrases a builder’s yard the knacker’s yard See full entry (abbreviation yd) (in Britain and North America) a unit for measuring length, equal to 3 feet (36 inches) or 0.9144 of a metre They still live within yards of each other. a beautiful white dress with yards and yards of fabric The accident happened less than 50 yards from his home. Topics Maths and measurementb1 (specialist) a long piece of wood fastened to a mast that supports a sail on a boat or shipTopics Transport by waterc2 see also Elegy Written in a Country Church Yard, New Scotland Yard, Scotland Yard, The Yard Word Originsenses 4 to 5 Old English gerd (in sense (5)), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gard ‘twig, rod’ and German Gerte.senses 1 to 3 Old English geard ‘building, home, region’, from a Germanic base related to Russian gorod ‘town’. Compare with garden and orchard. Idioms give somebody an inch (and they’ll take a mile/yard) (saying) used to say that if you allow some people a small amount of freedom or power they will see you as weak and try to take a lot more the whole nine yards (informal, especially North American English) everything, or a situation which includes everything When Dan cooks dinner he always goes the whole nine yards, with three courses and a choice of dessert.
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