barnyard
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈbɑrnˌjɑrd/
- US
:
corral
- All of this was added to the expected barnyard whinnies, barks, and baas.
Examples
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Our feet crunch the gravel in what would be a barnyard, were it stocked with other animals.
Fiction book (1999) -
Matthew, who was feeding the chickens in the barnyard, spotted them first.
Fiction book (1990) -
There were cows around the barnyard when we drove by.
Fiction book (1993) -
Perplexed, she shifted her eyes to the barnyard visible through the undraped window.
Fiction book (2000) -
As she trudged through the barnyard, Becky saw her dad waving from the open barn door.
Fiction book (2000) -
From there, a rustic wagon trail wound its way through evergreen woods, ending in a barnyard.
Fiction book (2000) -
It has no added sulfites, a bit of barnyard funk, and just a wonderful match with roasted proteins.
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I minded my own hands, reddened from barnyard chores, the nails cracked and chipped.
Fiction book (1994) -
Now he is a rooster dominating the barnyard and charges to peck the children dodging and ducking gleefully.
Fiction book (2002) -
The farmer stored his tools in the barnyard next to the barn.
Synonyms
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1.7
An open area next to farm buildings where farmers keep animals and tools
Compounds
- Specialized
A common wild grass that grows in wet farm fields and that animals sometimes eat
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Barnyard comes from barn 'a building for storing grain or keeping animals' and yard 'an open area'. So, a barnyard is the open ground next to a barn where animals, tools, and farm work are kept.