yards
Definitions
Noun
- A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- The enclosed land around a house or other building
- A tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings)
- The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
- A unit of volume (as for sand or gravel)
- A tract of land where logs are accumulated
- An area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines
- A long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen
- An enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock)
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Words that contain the term "yards".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | yards | 1 | 64 |
| 2 | vineyards | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | backyards | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | graveyards | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | yardstick | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | courtyards | 2 | 1 |
| 7 | shipyards | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | junkyards | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | lumberyards | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | salyards | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | stockyards | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | yardsticks | 2 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "yards".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 12
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 15
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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