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Word: Yard
Speech Type: Noun
Old English gerd (in yard (sense 2)), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch gard ‘twig, rod’ and German Gerte
jɑːd
a unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet (0.9144 metre)
Short Definition:unit of linear measure equal to 3 feet
Examples:- a full skirt that took twenty yards of cloth
a cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across a ship's mast for a sail to hang from.
Short Definition:cylindrical spar, tapering to each end, slung across ship's mast for sail
100 dollars; a 100 dollar bill
Short Definition:100 dollars
Examples:- it cost two hundred up front—one yard for Maurice, one for the girl
Word: Yard
Speech Type: Verb
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