1. A small, inclosed place in front of or around a house or barn; an enclosure for any purpose.

2. To confine cattle to the yard. See Guard. Dock-yard, a place where ships are laid up. Prison-yard, an inclosure about a prison, or attached to it.

3. A measure or a measuring rod of three feet or thirty-six inches; a long, slender piece of timber, nearly cylindrical, suspended upon the mast, by which a sail is extended.

Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language By Nuttall, P.Austin

• yeare,
• yeari,
• yearl,
• yarkd,
• tard,
• yearld,
• yar,
• yand,
• yaard,
• yearsd,
• yearnd,
• mard,
• tyard,
• hayard,
• myiard,
• cardo,
• jeard,
• yhard,
• ghard,
• fard

• yardie,
• Yarde.

The adverb form of the word "yard" is "yardly".

The adjective form of the word "yard" is "yardly" or "yarded". However, these forms are not commonly used, and the noun "yard" is typically used attributively to modify another noun (e.g. yard sale, yard work, yard decorations).

The plural of the "yard" can be the "yards".

The singular of the "yard" can be the "yard".