boneyard

bone·yard

noun \-ˌyärd\

Definition of BONEYARD

1

: cemetery

2

: a place where worn-out or damaged objects (as cars) are collected to await disposal

Examples of BONEYARD

1. <a once-notorious gunslinger who now lies in the forlorn boneyard of an Old West ghost town>

First Known Use of BONEYARD

1851

Related to BONEYARD

Synonyms: cemetery, God's acre, graveyard, memorial park, necropolis, potter's field

Related Words: catacombs, churchyard; crypt, grave, mausoleum, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb, vault

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Rhymes with BONEYARD

Asgard, backyard, barnyard, blackguard, blowhard, boatyard, bombard, brassard, brickyard, charge card, churchyard, cloth yard, coast guard, courtyard, dance card, deeryard, die-hard, diehard, discard, dockyard, dooryard, face card, farmyard, fireguard, flash card, foulard, Fugard, Gerard, graveyard, green card, ill-starred, jacquard, junkyard, lifeguard, main yard, mansard, mass card, Midgard, milliard, mudguard, noseguard, off guard, old guard, on guard, Oxnard, phone card, Picard, placard, point guard, postcard, poularde, punch card, rear guard, rearguard, Red Guard, regard, retard, ritard, safeguard, scorecard, shipyard, smart card, sound card, spikenard, steelyard, stockyard, switchyard, tabard, tanyard, tiltyard, time card, unbarred, unguard, vizard, wild card