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backyard vs yard

yard vs backyard

backyard and yard both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
backyard Yes No No No
yard Yes No No No
As nouns, yard is a hypernym of backyard; that is, yard is a word with a broader meaning than backyard:
  • backyard: the grounds in back of a house
  • yard: the enclosed land around a house or other building
Other hypernyms of backyard include curtilage, grounds.
backyard (noun) yard (noun)
the grounds in back of a house an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
the enclosed land around a house or other building
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
a tract of land where logs are accumulated
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
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