ALL meanings of yards
yard
Y y - noun yards the ground that immediately adjoins or surrounds a house, public building, or other structure. 1
- noun yards an enclosed area outdoors, often paved and surrounded by or adjacent to a building; court. 1
- noun yards an outdoor enclosure designed for the exercise of students, inmates, etc.: a prison yard. 1
- noun yards an outdoor space surrounded by a group of buildings, as on a college campus. 1
- noun yards Plural form of yard. 1
- noun yards a pen or other enclosure for livestock. 1
- noun yards an enclosure within which any work or business is carried on (often used in combination): navy yard; a brickyard. 1
- noun yards an outside area used for storage, assembly, or the like. 1
- noun yards Railroads. a system of parallel tracks, crossovers, switches, etc., where cars are switched and made up into trains and where cars, locomotives, and other rolling stock are kept when not in use or when awaiting repairs. 1
- noun yards a piece of ground set aside for cultivation; garden; field. 1
- noun yards the winter pasture or browsing ground of moose and deer. 1
- noun yards the Yard, British. Scotland Yard (def 2). 1
- idioms yards the whole nine yards, Informal. everything that is pertinent, appropriate, or available. in all ways; in every respect; all the way: If you want to run for mayor, I'll be with you the whole nine yards. 1
- verb with object yards to put into, enclose, or store in a yard. 1