"barnyard" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more barnyard [comparative], most barnyard [superlative]
Etymology: barn + yard Etymology templates: {{compound|en|barn|yard}} barn + yard Head templates: {{en-adj}} barnyard (comparative more barnyard, superlative most barnyard)
  1. Vulgar; scatological.
    Sense id: en-barnyard-en-adj-aAMir1qf
  2. Of food or drink: having an earthy flavor.
    Sense id: en-barnyard-en-adj-Jzo5OVS2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: farmyardy

Noun

Forms: barnyards [plural]
Etymology: barn + yard Etymology templates: {{compound|en|barn|yard}} barn + yard Head templates: {{en-noun}} barnyard (plural barnyards)
  1. The yard associated with or surrounding a barn. Synonyms: farmyard Derived forms: barnyard golf, barnyard grass Related terms: dooryard
    Sense id: en-barnyard-en-noun-ZMRsndXE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 18 66

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for barnyard meaning in English (3.3kB)

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