ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ

yard

gb/jˈɑɹd/ us/jˈɑɹd/
A1 ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ੀ
~ 1600
ਅਰਥ
0 ਅਰਥ
ਨਾਂਵ A1 entity
1

Open outdoor area near a house

An open space with grass or ground next to a house or building.

ਵਰਤੋਂ ਦਾ ਢਾਂਚਾ: [someone]'s yard
ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Learners sometimes confuse 'yard' with 'garden' in American English; in the US, 'garden' usually means an area for growing plants, while 'yard' is the whole outdoor space.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
garden (In British English, 'garden' often means the outdoor space around a house; in American English, 'yard' is more common for this meaning.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
indoors (Refers to being inside a building, opposite of the outdoor space of a yard.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
front yard |back yard |yard work |yard sale |yard fence
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
daily life |home |outdoors |housing |daily_life
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The kids are playing soccer in the back yard.
  • We planted flowers all around the front yard.
  • He built a wooden fence around his yard.
  • They had a barbecue in the yard last weekend.
  • The dog likes to run around the yard.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The children play in the yard.
  • I have a tree in my yard.
  • We eat lunch in the yard.
  • The dog runs in the yard.
ਨਾਂਵ A2 quantity
2

Unit of length equal to 3 feet

A measure of length equal to 3 feet or about 91 centimeters.

ਆਮ ਗਲਤੀ:
Some learners confuse 'yard' as a measure with 'yard' as outdoor space; context usually makes the meaning clear.
ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
meter (A metric unit of length; slightly longer than a yard.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
inch (A smaller unit of length; there are 36 inches in a yard.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
square yard |yard stick |three yards |yard line
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
measurement |science |core_vocabulary
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The fabric is sold by the yard.
  • He stood about ten yards away from the goal.
  • The garden is three yards wide.
  • We measured the rope and it was five yards long.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The table is two yards long.
  • I ran ten yards.
  • This wall is three yards high.
ਨਾਂਵ B1 entity
3

Enclosed outdoor area for work or storage

An outdoor place with a fence or walls, used for work or storage.

ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
compound (An enclosed area, often larger and sometimes including buildings.)
ਵਿਲੋਮ ਸ਼ਬਦ
open field (An unenclosed outdoor space without boundaries or specific use.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
railway yard |lumber yard |junk yard |prison yard
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
workplace |transportation |work |daily_life |housing
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The prisoners exercised in the prison yard.
  • We took the car to the salvage yard.
  • The train was sitting in the railway yard.
  • He works in a lumber yard.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The workers meet in the yard.
  • The train waits in the yard.
  • They play basketball in the prison yard.
ਨਾਂਵ technical C1 entity
4

Horizontal spar on ship's mast for sails

A long pole on a ship's mast that holds a sail.

ਸਮਾਨਾਰਥਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ
spar (General term for a pole used on ships; not all spars are yards.)
ਸ਼ਬਦ-ਜੋੜ
main yard |top yard
ਵਿਸ਼ੇ
transportation |nautical |travel
ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The sailors lowered the main yard.
  • They repaired the rope on the fore yard.
  • The sails were tied neatly along the yard.
ਸਿਖਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਲਈ ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • The man climbs to the yard.
  • The sail hangs from the yard.
  • They fix the rope on the yard.
ਵਿਆਕਰਨ
ਸ਼ਬਦਕੋਸ਼ੀ ਰੂਪ
yard
IPA
GB/jˈɑɹd/
US/jˈɑɹd/
ਸਿਲੇਬਲ ਅਤੇ ਜ਼ੋਰ
yard (1 ਸਿਲੇਬਲ)
Stress on 1st syllable (yard)
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਰੂਪ
Noun
  • Base: yard
  • Plural: yards
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ
Forms
yards noun
Core family
backyard noun A2
Related words
courtyard noun B1 farmyard noun schoolyard noun
Advanced or less common
yardstick noun yardage noun
ਅਭਿਵੈਕਤੀਆਂ

stick to your own backyard

1
/stˈɪk tə jˈʊɹ ˈoʊn bˈækjˌɑɹd/
idiom informal

Mind your own business or area of concern

To focus on your own work or problems instead of other people’s.

ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • You should stick to your own backyard and stop telling me how to run my life.
  • Critics told him to stick to his own backyard and not get involved in foreign politics.

three yards and a cloud of dust

1
/θɹˈi jˈɑɹdz ˈænd ə klˈaʊd əv dˈʌst/
idiom informal

Small steady gains with hard work (esp. football)

A way to say that progress is slow but steady, especially in American football when a team gains just a few yards each play.

ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • Our project is moving like three yards and a cloud of dust—slow but steady.
  • The team kept pushing forward, three yards and a cloud of dust at a time.

yard sale

1
/jˈɑɹd sˈeɪl/
fixed phrase

Outdoor sale of household items at home

A sale outside someone's home where they sell things they do not want anymore.

ਉਦਾਹਰਨਾਂ
  • We’re having a yard sale this Saturday morning.
  • She bought an old lamp at a neighborhood yard sale.

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