junkyard vs yard

yard vs junkyard

junkyard and yard both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
junkyard	Yes	No	No	No
yard	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, yard is a hypernym of junkyard; that is, yard is a word with a broader meaning than junkyard:

junkyard: a field where junk is collected and stored for resale
yard: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)

junkyard (noun)	yard (noun)
a field where junk is collected and stored for resale	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

Difference between junkyard and yard

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