graveyard

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  • graveyard — (n.) 1773, from GRAVE (Cf. grave) (n.) + YARD (Cf. yard) (n.1). Graveyard shift late night work is c.1907, from earlier nautical term, in reference to the loneliness of after hours work …   Etymology dictionary

  • Graveyard — Grave yard , n. A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a cemetery. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Graveyard — Allgemeine Informationen Genre(s) Hard Rock, Bluesrock Gründung 2006 Website …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • graveyard — [n] burial area boneyard*, burial ground, cemetery, charnel house, God’s acre*, memorial park, necropolis; concept 305 …   New thesaurus

  • graveyard — ► NOUN ▪ a burial ground beside a church …   English terms dictionary

  • graveyard — [grāv′yärd΄] n. a burial ground; cemetery …   English World dictionary

  • Graveyard — A graveyard is any place set aside for long term burial of the dead, with or without monuments such as headstones. It is usually located near and administered by a church.Since the mid 1800s, the term cemetery has become a more popular label for… …   Wikipedia

  • graveyard — /ˈgreɪvjad/ (say grayvyahd) noun 1. cemetery; burial ground. 2. a place where ruined items collect: a graveyard of ships; a car graveyard. –adjective 3. of or relating to a graveyard: a graveyard bell. 4. deep and hollow sounding, as if from… …  

  • graveyard — [[t]gre͟ɪvjɑː(r)d[/t]] graveyards 1) N COUNT A graveyard is an area of land, sometimes near a church, where dead people are buried. They made their way to a graveyard to pay their traditional respects to the dead. Syn: cemetery 2) N COUNT: usu… …   English dictionary

  • graveyard — UK [ˈɡreɪvˌjɑː(r)d] / US [ˈɡreɪvˌjɑrd] noun [countable] Word forms graveyard : singular graveyard plural graveyards 1) an area of land where dead people are buried, usually around a church 2) a place where things that are old, broken, or no… …   English dictionary

  • graveyard — noun Date: 1761 1. cemetery 2. something resembling a graveyard < an automobile graveyard > …   New Collegiate Dictionary


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