farmyard

noun

Definition of farmyardnext
as in farm

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Recent Examples of farmyard Your littlest charges will marvel at the size of the camels, tortoises and giraffes lumbering about the zoo’s meandering paths, and then eagerly pet goats and sheep in the farmyard. — Susan McDonald, The Providence Journal, 26 Mar. 2026 The 1952 novel follows the story of an unlikely farmyard friendship between a spider named Charlotte and a pig named Wilbur. — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 17 Nov. 2025 Now open, the Activity Yard is an all-access pass to farmyard fun featuring Tiny Town – a pint-sized kids village – hillside slide, paint-a-farm-truck, farm animals, corn bin, bubble stations and more. — Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025 The colorful farmyard background pairs with cutout animal pieces, giving kids the option to complete the puzzle in steps or dive right in and assemble the whole scene. — Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for farmyard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farmyard
  1. farm
  2. farmland
  3. cropland
  4. farmstead
  5. farmhouse
  6. ranch
Noun
  • The only things keeping Kaskaskia from transforming into a complete ghost town are the richness of the land, too alluring not to farm, and the church.
    — Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
  • The program takes students to the more than 130-year-old Nicolaus Dairy farm in Elk Grove and teaches them about food production.
    — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of farm
Noun
  • Because California is the nation’s largest agricultural producer and most populous state, demand for water is high, and wildlife often suffers when water from dams is diverted to farmland.
    — Velvet Wu July 17, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
  • Key aspects are the use of waterways and fertile farmland and the seasonal availability of produce.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 July 2026
Definition of farmland
Noun
  • Severance, which is 10 miles east of Fort Collins, is surrounded by irrigated croplands.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Apr. 2026
  • In the past eighteen months, three powerful hurricanes have destroyed countless homes and vast expanses of cropland, displacing more than a million people.
    — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of cropland
Noun
  • Make one last nature stop before the end of the tour at DeYoung Natural Area, a 191-acre historic farmstead with a mile of shoreline on Cedar Lake.
    — Stacy Conde, Midwest Living, 9 July 2026
  • The farmstead is a cooperative made up of 3,000 members, including the Jeong family.
    — Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of farmstead
Noun
  • In 1984, Baker married Emmy Award-winning lyricist and singer-songwriter Dory Previn, and the two eventually left Los Angeles to settle into an old farmhouse in Southfield, Massachusetts, the Berkshires.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026
  • Schallau’s specialty is saison, a style of farmhouse ales bursting with complex flavors, such as Bourgeois Daydreams, a pale golden table beer featuring notes of makrut lime leaves and Meyer lemon.
    — Midwest Living, Midwest Living, 1 July 2026
Definition of farmhouse
Noun
  • What began as a jean engineered for ranch work and rodeo competition has since become a versatile staple, worn by everyone from working cowboys to everyday consumers.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 July 2026
  • Americans have fallen in love with visiting teams and foreign visitors have become enamored, of all things, with American-size food portions and ranch dressing.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of ranch

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