Collocations for "yard"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "yard" in context.
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yard
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [neat, beautiful, recently mowed] yard
- a [messy, neglected] yard
- in the front yard and the backyard
- [sunbathe, relax, chill out] in the (front) yard
- a yard of [200] square feet
- a [200] -square-foot yard
- grow [fruit, vegetables, herbs] in the yard
- plant [mint, tomatoes, celery] in the yard
- play [football, soccer] in the yard
- a distance of [400] yards
- the [horse, athlete] won by [three] yards
- sports: the player [rushed, gained] twenty yards
- sports: missed the first down by (less than) a yard
- slang: went the whole nine yards
- UK: a [chief, sergeant] at Scotland Yard
- a [twenty] -yard [pass, touchdown]
- a [110] -yard [dash, race]
'yard' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Morocco
- almond
- burrow
- butterfly
- canopy
- catch
- chase
- chipmunk
- cloth
- copper
- cord
- dash
- debris
- den
- denim
- dew
- dig
- dirt
- disorder
- dope
- feature
- fence
- fight
- garden
- good
- inch
- job
- junk
- kick
- ladder
- leek
- lemon
- lettuce
- lily
- linen
- lumber
- moth
- move
- mushroom
- neglected
- neighbor
- oak
- order
- path
- penalty
- pest
- pine
- plant
- plot
- plywood