Words that rhyme with switchyard

n 1: the grounds in back of a house

n 1: a lyric poet 2: an ornamental caparison for a horse v 1: put a caparison on; "caparison the horses for the festive occasion" [syn: caparison, bard, barde, dress up]

n 1: a yard adjoining a barn

adj 1: preventing entry or exit or a course of action; "a barricaded street"; "barred doors"; "the blockaded harbor" [syn: barricaded, barred, blockaded] 2: marked with stripes or bands

n 1: a place where boats are built or maintained or stored

n 1: a large shawm; the bass member of the shawm family [syn: bombardon, bombard] v 1: cast, hurl, or throw repeatedly with some missile; "They pelted each other with snowballs" [syn: pelt, bombard] 2: throw bombs at or attack with bombs; "The Americans bombed Dresden" [syn: bombard, bomb] 3: address with continuously or persistently, as if with a barrage; "The speaker was barraged by an angry audience"; "The governor was bombarded with requests to grant a pardon to the convicted killer" [syn: bombard, barrage] 4: direct high energy particles or radiation against

n 1: a place where bricks are made and sold [syn: brickyard, brickfield]

n 1: a deliberately misleading fabrication

n 1: one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes; "he collected cards and traded them with the other boys" 2: a card certifying the identity of the bearer; "he had to show his card to get in" [syn: card, identity card] 3: a rectangular piece of stiff paper used to send messages (may have printed greetings or pictures); "they sent us a card from Miami" 4: thin cardboard, usually rectangular 5: a witty amusing person who makes jokes [syn: wag, wit, card] 6: a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" [syn: poster, posting, placard, notice, bill, card] 7: a printed or written greeting that is left to indicate that you have visited [syn: calling card, visiting card, card] 8: (golf) a record of scores (as in golf); "you have to turn in your card to get a handicap" [syn: card, scorecard] 9: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte] 10: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in which they will bat; "the managers presented their cards to the umpire at home plate" [syn: batting order, card, lineup] 11: a printed circuit that can be inserted into expansion slots in a computer to increase the computer's capabilities [syn: circuit board, circuit card, board, card, plug-in, add-in] v 1: separate the fibers of; "tease wool" [syn: tease, card] 2: ask someone for identification to determine whether he or she is old enough to consume liquor; "I was carded when I tried to buy a beer!"

n 1: beet lacking swollen root; grown as a vegetable for its edible leaves and stalks [syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard plant, Beta vulgaris cicla] 2: long succulent whitish stalks with large green leaves [syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet]

n 1: the yard associated with a church [syn: churchyard, God's acre]

n 1: an area wholly or partly surrounded by walls or buildings; "the house was built around an inner court" [syn: court, courtyard]

n 1: an establishment on the waterfront where vessels are built or fitted out or repaired

n 1: a yard outside the front or rear door of a house

n 1: a tract of land used for burials [syn: cemetery, graveyard, burial site, burial ground, burying ground, memorial park, necropolis]

n 1: a field where junk is collected and stored for resale

n 1: a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon [syn: lanyard, laniard] 2: a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle [syn: lanyard, laniard] 3: (nautical) a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships [syn: lanyard, laniard]

n 1: a workplace where lumber is stocked for sale

n 1: a dagger with a slender blade [syn: poniard, bodkin] v 1: stab with a poniard

n 1: the yard associated with a school

n 1: a workplace where ships are built or repaired

n 1: a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length [syn: steelyard, lever scale, beam scale]

n 1: enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily

n 1: (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests

n 1: a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced [syn: vineyard, vinery]

n 1: joint capital (with Mecca) of Saudi Arabia located in the central oasis; largest city in Saudi Arabia [syn: Riyadh, capital of Saudi Arabia]

n 1: French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878) [syn: Bernard, Claude Bernard]