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graveyard
noun grave·yard \-ˌyärd\
: a place where people are buried
: a place where old things are left or thrown away
Full Definition of GRAVEYARD
1
: cemetery
2
: something resembling a graveyard <an automobile graveyard>
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First Known Use of GRAVEYARD
1761
Related to GRAVEYARD
- Synonyms
- boneyard, God's acre, cemetery, memorial park, necropolis, potter's field
Rhymes with GRAVEYARD
Asgard, backyard, barnyard, blackguard, blowhard, boatyard, bombard, boneyard, brassard, brickyard, charge card, churchyard, cloth yard, coast guard, courtyard, dance card, deeryard, die-hard, diehard, discard, dockyard, dooryard, face card, farmyard, fireguard, flash card, foulard, Fugard, Gerard, green card, ill-starred, jacquard, junkyard, lifeguard, main yard, mansard, mass card, Midgard, milliard, mudguard, noseguard, off guard, old guard, on guard, Oxnard, phone card, Picard, placard, point guard, postcard, poularde, punch card, rear guard, rearguard, Red Guard, regard, retard, ritard, safeguard, scorecard, shipyard, smart card, sound card, spikenard, steelyard, stockyard, switchyard, tabard, tanyard, tiltyard, time card, unbarred, unguard, vizard, wild card
GRAVEYARD Defined for Kids
graveyard
noun grave·yard \ˈgrāv-ˌyärd\
Definition of GRAVEYARD for Kids
: cemetery
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