yard vs parcel

yard and parcel both are nouns.

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

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

yard: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
parcel: an extended area of land

Other hypernyms of yard include parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.

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

yard: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
parcel: an extended area of land

Other hypernyms of yard include parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.

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

Other hypernyms of yard include parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.

yard (noun)	parcel (noun)
an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen	a wrapped container
the enclosed land around a house or other building	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines	an extended area of land
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

yard (verb)	parcel (verb)
	make into a wrapped container
	cover with strips of canvas
	divide into parts