| arena | | |
| n. (state) | 1. area, arena, domain, field, orbit, sphere | a particular environment or walk of life.; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit" |
| ~ environment | the totality of surrounding conditions.; "he longed for the comfortable environment of his living room" |
| ~ distaff | the sphere of work by women. |
| ~ front | a sphere of activity involving effort.; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" |
| ~ kingdom, realm, land | a domain in which something is dominant.; "the untroubled kingdom of reason"; "a land of make-believe"; "the rise of the realm of cotton in the south" |
| ~ lap | an area of control or responsibility.; "the job fell right in my lap" |
| ~ political arena, political sphere | a sphere of intense political activity. |
| ~ preserve | a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone.; "medicine is no longer a male preserve" |
| ~ province, responsibility | the proper sphere or extent of your activities.; "it was his province to take care of himself" |
| n. (location) | 2. arena | the central area of an ancient Roman amphitheater where contests and spectacles were held; especially an area that was strewn with sand. |
| ~ area, country | a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).; "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country" |
| n. (artifact) | 3. arena, bowl, sports stadium, stadium | a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments. |
| ~ coliseum, amphitheater, amphitheatre | an oval large stadium with tiers of seats; an arena in which contests and spectacles are held. |
| ~ ballpark, park | a facility in which ball games are played (especially baseball games).; "take me out to the ballpark" |
| ~ bullring | a stadium where bullfights take place. |
| ~ circus | (antiquity) an open-air stadium for chariot races and gladiatorial games. |
| ~ covered stadium, domed stadium, dome | a stadium that has a roof. |
| ~ field house | an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport. |
| ~ football stadium | a stadium where football games are held. |
| ~ hippodrome | a stadium for horse shows or horse races. |
| ~ skybox | an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium. |
| ~ stand | tiered seats consisting of a structure (often made of wood) where people can sit to watch an event (game or parade). |
| ~ standing room | room for passengers or spectators to stand.; "there was standing room for thousands more people" |
| ~ structure, construction | a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts.; "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons" |
| ~ tiered seat | seating that is arranged in sloping tiers so that spectators in the back can see over the heads of those in front. |
| ~ athletic field, playing area, playing field, field | a piece of land prepared for playing a game.; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" |
| n. (artifact) | 4. arena, scene of action | a playing field where sports events take place. |
| ~ circus | an arena consisting of an oval or circular area enclosed by tiers of seats and usually covered by a tent.; "they used the elephants to help put up the circus" |
| ~ athletic field, playing area, playing field, field | a piece of land prepared for playing a game.; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" |
| yard | | |
| n. (quantity) | 1. pace, yard | a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| ~ ft, foot | a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.; "he is six feet tall" |
| ~ perch, rod, pole | a linear measure of 16.5 feet. |
| ~ chain | a unit of length. |
| ~ lea | a unit of length of thread or yarn. |
| ~ fathom, fthm | a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. curtilage, grounds, yard | the enclosed land around a house or other building.; "it was a small house with almost no yard" |
| ~ backyard | the grounds in back of a house. |
| ~ dooryard | a yard outside the front or rear door of a house. |
| ~ front yard | the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street. |
| ~ garden | a yard or lawn adjoining a house. |
| ~ playground | yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play. |
| ~ side yard | the grounds at either side of a house. |
| ~ field | a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed.; "he planted a field of wheat" |
| n. (location) | 3. yard | a tract of land enclosed for particular activities (sometimes paved and usually associated with buildings).; "they opened a repair yard on the edge of town" |
| ~ junkyard | a field where junk is collected and stored for resale. |
| ~ schoolyard | the yard associated with a school. |
| ~ churchyard, god's acre | the yard associated with a church. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| ~ tiltyard | (formerly) an enclosed field for tilting contests. |
| n. (quantity) | 4. 1000, chiliad, g, grand, k, m, one thousand, thou, thousand, yard | the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100. |
| ~ large integer | an integer equal to or greater than ten. |
| ~ millenary | a sum or aggregate of one thousand (especially one thousand years). |
| n. (quantity) | 5. cubic yard, yard | a unit of volume (as for sand or gravel). |
| ~ capacity measure, capacity unit, cubage unit, cubature unit, cubic content unit, cubic measure, displacement unit, volume unit | a unit of measurement of volume or capacity. |
| n. (location) | 6. yard | a tract of land where logs are accumulated. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (artifact) | 7. railway yard, railyard, yard | an area having a network of railway tracks and sidings for storage and maintenance of cars and engines. |
| ~ marshalling yard | a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded. |
| ~ parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract, parcel | an extended area of land. |
| n. (artifact) | 8. yard | a long horizontal spar tapered at the end and used to support and spread a square sail or lateen. |
| ~ main yard | yard for a square mainsail. |
| ~ sailing ship, sailing vessel | a vessel that is powered by the wind; often having several masts. |
| ~ spar | a stout rounded pole of wood or metal used to support rigging. |
| ~ yardarm | either end of the yard of a square-rigged ship. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. yard | an enclosure for animals (as chicken or livestock). |
| ~ barnyard | a yard adjoining a barn. |
| ~ chicken run, chicken yard, fowl run, hen yard | an enclosed yard for keeping poultry. |
| ~ enclosure | a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose. |
| ~ farmyard | an area adjacent to farm buildings. |
| ~ stockyard | enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily. |
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