barnyard

ˈbɑːrnˌjɑːrd

Definition of barnyard - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

agriculture

enclosed area next to a barn where farm animals are kept

The chickens pecked around the barnyard all morning.

farmyard

stockyard

chaos

scene or situation lacking order or decorum

The unruly classroom resembled a barnyard.

chaos

disorder

characteristic

Rare

rustic or earthy in nature

Rare

His humor was quite barnyard at times.

earthy

rural

rustic

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barnyard grass

coarse grass often seen as a weed or used for hay

Barnyard grass can be a weed or used for hay.

Origin of barnyard

Old English, bere (barley) + geard (yard)

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cowpath

agriculture

path made by cows between barnyard and pasture

Examples of barnyard in a sentence

Children love visiting the barnyard to see the animals.
The chaotic meeting turned into a barnyard.
The kitchen after the party was a barnyard.
The barnyard smell filled the air.
Her jokes had a barnyard quality.

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French:cour de la ferme, cour de ferme, ...
German:Hof, Chaos, ...
Italian:aia, disordine, ...
Spanish:corral, desorden, ...
Portuguese:curral, confusão, ...
Chinese:畜栏, 混乱, ...
Japanese:納屋の庭, 混沌とした場所, ...
Arabic:فناء الحظيرة, فَوْضى, ...
Hebrew:חֲצַר מֶשֶׁק, בַּלְגָּן, ...
Russian:скотный двор, хаос, ...
Ukrainian:скотний двір, хаос, ...
Hindi:बाड़ा, अव्यवस्थित जगह, ...
Bengali:গোয়ালঘরের পাশের ঘেরা উঠান, অগোছালো অবস্থা, ...
Catalan:corral, caos, ...
Czech:dvůr, hotové pozdvižení, ...
Danish:gårdsplads, kaos, ...
Dutch:boerenerf, chaos, ...
Greek:αυλή, χάος, ...
Hungarian:gazdasági udvar, zűrzavar, ...
Khmer:ទីធ្លាជាប់ជង្រុក, ស្ថានភាពច្របូកច្របល់គ្មានសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់, ...
Korean:농장 마당, 혼란, ...
Persian:حیاط طویله, آشفتگی, ...
Polish:podwórze gospodarskie, chaos, ...
Portuguese (BR):curral, confusão, ...
Romanian:curtea fermei, haos, ...
Swedish:gårdsplan, en svinstia, ...
Thai:ลานเลี้ยงสัตว์, ความวุ่นวาย, ...
Turkish:çiftlik avlusu, kargaşa, ...
Vietnamese:sân trại, cảnh hỗn loạn, ...

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