slovo | definícia |
yard (mass) | yard
- yard, dvor |
yard (msas) | yard
- yard |
yard (msasasci) | yard
- yard |
yard (encz) | yard,dvorek n: Zdeněk Brož |
yard (encz) | yard,dvůr n: |
yard (encz) | yard,nádvoří n: Zdeněk Brož |
yard (encz) | yard,ráhno n: Zdeněk Brož |
Yard (gcide) | Yard \Yard\, n. [OE. yard, yerd, AS. geard; akin to OFries.
garda garden, OS. gardo garden, gard yard, D. gaard garden,
G. garten, OHG. garto garden, gari inclosure, Icel. gar[eth]r
yard, house, Sw. g[*a]rd, Dan. gaard, Goth. gards a house,
garda sheepfold, L. hortus garden, Gr. cho`rtos an inclosure.
Cf. Court, Garden, Garth, Horticulture, Orchard.]
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1. An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of,
or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a
barnyard.
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A yard . . . inclosed all about with sticks
In which she had a cock, hight chanticleer.
--Chaucer.
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2. An inclosure within which any work or business is carried
on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.
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Liberty of the yard, a liberty, granted to persons
imprisoned for debt, of walking in the yard, or within any
other limits prescribed by law, on their giving bond not
to go beyond those limits.
Prison yard, an inclosure about a prison, or attached to
it.
Yard grass (Bot.), a low-growing grass (Eleusine Indica)
having digitate spikes. It is common in dooryards, and
like places, especially in the Southern United States.
Called also crab grass.
Yard of land. See Yardland.
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Yard (gcide) | Yard \Yard\, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a
measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde,
G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad,
sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf.
Gad, n., Gird, n., Gride, v. i., Hastate.]
1. A rod; a stick; a staff. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.
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If men smote it with a yerde. --Chaucer.
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2. A branch; a twig. [Obs.]
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The bitter frosts with the sleet and rain
Destroyed hath the green in every yerd. --Chaucer.
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3. A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. [Obs.]
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4. A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six
inches, being the standard of English and American
measure.
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5. The penis.
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6. (Naut.) A long piece of timber, nearly cylindrical,
tapering toward the ends, and designed to support and
extend a square sail. A yard is usually hung by the center
to the mast. See Illust. of Ship.
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7. (Zool.) A place where moose or deer herd together in
winter for pasture, protection, etc.
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Golden Yard, or Yard and Ell (Astron.), a popular name of
the three stars in the belt of Orion.
Under yard [i. e., under the rod], under contract. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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Yard (gcide) | Yard \Yard\, v. t.
To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a
yard; as, to yard cows.
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yard (wn) | yard
n 1: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44
centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a
stride [syn: yard, pace]
2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a
small house with almost no yard" [syn: yard, grounds,
curtilage]
3: a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes
paved and usually associated with buildings); "they opened a
repair yard on the edge of town"
4: the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn:
thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G,
grand, thou, yard]
5: a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel) [syn: cubic yard,
yard]
6: a tract of land where logs are accumulated
7: an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for
storage and maintenance of cars and engines [syn: yard,
railway yard, railyard]
8: a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support
and spread a square sail or lateen
9: an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock) |
YARD (bouvier) | YARD. A measure of length, containing three feet, or thirty-six inches.
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YARD (bouvier) | YARD, estates. A piece of land enclosed for the use and accommodation of the
inhabitants of a house. In England it is nearly synonymous with backside.
(q.v.) 1 Chitty, Pr. 176; 1 T. R. 701.
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| podobné slovo | definícia |
building yard (mass) | building yard
- stavenisko |
churchyard (mass) | churchyard
- cintorín |
courtyard (mass) | courtyard
- nádvorie |
graveyard (mass) | graveyard
- cintorín |
yard (mass) | yard
- yard, dvor |
yardstick (mass) | yardstick
- merítko |
yard (msas) | yard
- yard |
yard (msasasci) | yard
- yard |
back yard (encz) | back yard,dvorek za domem |
back yard breeder (encz) | back yard breeder,množitel kavol |
backyard (encz) | backyard,dvorek n: Zdeněk Brožbackyard,dvorek za domem |
barnyard (encz) | barnyard,dvůr n: Zdeněk Brož |
boatyard (encz) | boatyard,doky Zdeněk Brož |
boneyard (encz) | boneyard,pohřebiště Vlastimil Jenderka |
brickyard (encz) | brickyard,cihelna n: Zdeněk Brož |
building yard (encz) | building yard,staveniště Zdeněk Brož |
chicken yard (encz) | chicken yard, n: |
churchyard (encz) | churchyard,hřbitov n: [obec.] s kostelíkem mamm |
courtyard (encz) | courtyard,nádvoří |
cubic yard (encz) | cubic yard, n: |
dockyard (encz) | dockyard,loděnice n: Nijeldockyard,přístaviště Zdeněk Brož |
door yard (encz) | door yard,zápraží Zdeněk Brož |
dooryard (encz) | dooryard,dvůr n: Zdeněk Brož |
farmyard (encz) | farmyard,dvůr n: Zdeněk Brož |
front yard (encz) | front yard, n: |
graveyard (encz) | graveyard,hřbitov |
graveyard shift (encz) | graveyard shift,noční směna [hovor.] Rostislav Svoboda |
graveyard watch (encz) | graveyard watch,noční hlídka [hovor.] Rostislav Svoboda |
halyard (encz) | halyard, |
hen yard (encz) | hen yard, n: |
junkyard (encz) | junkyard,skládka n: Zdeněk Brožjunkyard,smetiště Zdeněk Brož |
lanyard (encz) | lanyard,ozdobná šňůrka na uniformě Zdeněk Brožlanyard,šňůrka kolem krku Zdeněk Brož |
lumberyard (encz) | lumberyard,sklad dříví Zdeněk Brož |
main yard (encz) | main yard, n: |
marshalling yard (encz) | marshalling yard, n: |
naval shipyard (encz) | naval shipyard, n: |
navy yard (encz) | navy yard, n: |
not in my back yard (nimby). (encz) | Not In My Back Yard (NIMBY).,ne na mém dvoře [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
railway yard (encz) | railway yard, n: |
rope yard (encz) | rope yard, n: |
rudyard (encz) | Rudyard, |
savoyard (encz) | Savoyard,obyvatel Savoye Zdeněk Brož |
savoyards (encz) | Savoyards, |
schoolyard (encz) | schoolyard,školní dvůr Zdeněk Brož |
scotland yard (encz) | Scotland Yard,policie Londýna n: Zdeněk Brož |
scrapyard (encz) | scrapyard,kovošrot n: Jaroslav Šedivýscrapyard,smetiště n: Zdeněk Brožscrapyard,vrakoviště n: Zdeněk Brož |
shipyard (encz) | shipyard,loděnice n: Zdeněk Brož |
side yard (encz) | side yard, n: |
square yard (encz) | square yard, n: |
steelyard (encz) | steelyard,přezmen n: Zdeněk Brož |
stockyard (encz) | stockyard,ohrada pro dobytek Zdeněk Brožstockyard,skladovací plocha n: Zdeněk Brož |
switchyard (encz) | switchyard,rozvodna (venkovní) n: Tolda |
the whole nine yards (encz) | the whole nine yards,celé [fráz.] Ivan Masárthe whole nine yards,úplné [fráz.] Ivan Masár |
tiltyard (encz) | tiltyard, n: |
vineyard (encz) | vineyard,vinohrad n: petr.adamek@bilysklep.cz |
vineyards (encz) | vineyards,vinice pl. Zdeněk Brož |
waste-yard (encz) | waste-yard, n: |
wasteyard (encz) | wasteyard,pustina n: web |
wineyard (encz) | wineyard,vinice n: petr.adamek@bilysklep.cz |
yard (encz) | yard,dvorek n: Zdeněk Brožyard,dvůr n: yard,nádvoří n: Zdeněk Brožyard,ráhno n: Zdeněk Brož |
yard glass (encz) | yard glass,tři stopy vysoká sklenice na jeden yard piva n: viz long
glass Petr Prášek |
yard goods (encz) | yard goods,metrové zboží Zdeněk Brož |
yard grass (encz) | yard grass,pěstěný trávník n: BartyCok |
yard line (encz) | yard line,yardová linie n: [sport.] Americký fotbal; rovnoběžná čára s
brankovou, udávajíci pozici na hřišti BartyCok |
yard marker (encz) | yard marker,značka yardu n: Americký fotbal; značka označující yardovou
linii web |
yard measure (encz) | yard measure,pravítko BartyCok |
yard sale (encz) | yard sale,garážový prodej Zdeněk Brož |
yard-long bean (encz) | yard-long bean, n: |
yardage (encz) | yardage,délka v yardech n: Zdeněk Brož |
yardarm (encz) | yardarm,část lodi n: Zdeněk Brož |
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