graveyard

noun grave·yard \ ˈgrāv-ˌyärd \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

Definition of graveyard

1 : cemetery

2 : something resembling a graveyard

an automobile graveyard

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Examples of graveyard in a Sentence

reflecting the Quaker avoidance of personal vanity, the graveyard is not marked by so much as a single headstone

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Elvia Murphy’s kitchen light also serves as a graveyard for hundreds of bees.

— matthew martinez, star-telegram, "‘It was like a horror movie.’ Giant swarm of bees infests walls, attic of Texas home | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 11 Apr. 2018
The Masters graveyard is filled with players who wanted to win too much.

— paul daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Can we do it all over again this week? Masters, March Madness, spring training are done.," 10 Apr. 2018
Image: Appfigures To add to the graveyard of dead mobile software, Apple also removed virus-scanning apps, apps that were clones of other apps, and other low quality apps that were cluttering up the App Store.

— shannon liao, The Verge, "Apple’s total number of apps in the App Store declined for the first time last year," 5 Apr. 2018
The storm left something of an airplane graveyard in its wake.

— caitlin o'kane, CBS News, "Airport hangar collapses during strong storm in Houston, crushing planes," 4 Apr. 2018
In response, cemetery foes started a rival association and continued to agitate for an end to burials in the city, with the ultimate goal of removing all graveyards.

— gary kamiya, San Francisco Chronicle, "Lively, lengthy battle over where to bury SF’s dead," 30 Mar. 2018
Unfortunately, the tech graveyard is littered with companies who found that what worked in the past doesn’t always work for the future.

— dan gallagher, WSJ, "Qualcomm: In the Market for Fresh Perspective," 17 Mar. 2018
At the graveyard, forensic officers in protective gear could be seen erecting a blue tent on Friday.

— Bloomberg.com, "U.K. Military Aiding Probe of Poisoned Former Spy," 9 Mar. 2018
He would’ve seen the bare limbs of a pecan orchard and a graveyard decked in plastic flowers.

— zachary mider, Bloomberg.com, "Robert Mercer’s Secret Adventure as a New Mexico Cop," 28 Mar. 2018

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First Known Use of graveyard

1761

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graveyard Synonyms

Synonyms

boneyard, cemetery, God's acre, necropolis, potter's field;

Related Words

catacombs, churchyard;

crypt, grave, mausoleum, sepulchre (or sepulcher), sepulture, tomb, vault;

GRAVEYARD Defined for English Language Learners

graveyard

noun

Definition of graveyard for English Language Learners

: a place where people are buried
: a place where old things are left or thrown away

GRAVEYARD Defined for Kids

graveyard

noun grave·yard \ ˈgrāv-ˌyärd \

Definition of graveyard for Students

: cemetery

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