Close and Yard

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Close

Close noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).
Usage example: a garden in a close at the center of the complex
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Yard is a synonym for close in place topic. In some cases you can use "Yard" instead a noun "Close".
Nearby Words: closed, closeness, closing, closely, closure

Yard

Yard noun - An open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls).
Usage example: inmates are allowed an hour of exercise in the prison's inner yard
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Close is a synonym for yard in place topic. You can use "Close" instead a noun "Yard", if it concerns topics such as courtyard, grassy area around a structure.
Nearby Words: yardage, yarding

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old old close old yard
good good close good yard
full full close full yard
short short close short yard
Other adjectives: big, enormous, little, final, different.

Both words in one sentence

  • Never Speak Ill of the Dead Remarking the grave (which the girls are close to, having to decide to picnic in the church yard) belongs to a sorry sourpuss and wasn't even missed by his "hellcat of a mother."
    Source: Never Speak Ill of the Dead
  • Artistic License – Animal Care It's important to keep a close eye on a turtle if it's allowed to spend some time outside lest it manages to make it to the neighbor's yard or into any sort of danger.
    Source: Artistic License – Animal Care
  • Literature / Stab Proof Scarecrows These are fairly mild examples compared to some of the things Lance mentions Scotland Yard: Well, City of London Police but close.
    Source: Literature / Stab Proof Scarecrows
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