barnyard
pronunciation
How to pronounce barnyard in British English:
UK [ˈbɑ:njɑ:d]
How to pronounce barnyard in American English:
US [ˈbɑrnjɑrd]
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- Noun:
- a yard adjoining a barn
Word Origin
- barnyard (n.)
- 1510s, from barn + yard (n.1). Figurative of coarse or uncivilized behavior from 1920.
Example
- 1. Clean-scented laundry ; a manure-scented barnyard .
- 2. Turkeys in the barnyard were thought to be speaking pleasantly to one another .
- 3. The deck 's like a barnyard ! Paradise is astern , gentlemen .
- 4. Are you aware it 's illegal to possess barnyard animals in a residential area ?
- 5. Who will be king of the barnyard ?