Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yahrd]
- /yɑrd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [yahrd]
- /yɑrd/
Definitions of yarding word
- noun yarding the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, or other structure. 1
- noun yarding an enclosed area outdoors, often paved and surrounded by or adjacent to a building; court. 1
- noun yarding an outdoor enclosure designed for the exercise of students, inmates, etc.: a prison yard. 1
- noun yarding an outdoor space surrounded by a group of buildings, as on a college campus. 1
- noun yarding a pen or other enclosure for livestock. 1
- noun yarding an enclosure within which any work or business is carried on (often used in combination): navy yard; a brickyard. 1
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Origin of yarding
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English yerd, Old English geard enclosure; cognate with Dutch gaard garden, Old Norse garthr yard, Gothic gards house, Latin hortus garden, Old Irish gort field; akin to garden
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Parts of speech for Yarding
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
yarding popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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