Graveyard
noun
A place where dead people are buried.
They visited their grandmother's grave in the graveyard every year.
Often appears as...
- ship graveyard
- pet graveyard
noun
A place of death or burial.
The battlefield became a grim graveyard for countless soldiers.
Often appears as...
- car graveyard
- aircraft graveyard
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Disapproving
noun
A place or time of deep quiet and inactivity.
The town turns into a graveyard at night, with not a soul in sight.
Often appears as...
- graveyard silence
- graveyard stillness
noun
A final resting place for something no longer useful or viable.
The garage had become a graveyard for discarded appliances.
Often appears as...
- graveyard of ships
- graveyard of empires
noun
A place where dead people are buried.
They visited their grandmother's grave in the graveyard every year.
Often appears as...
- ship graveyard
- pet graveyard
noun
A place of death or burial.
The battlefield became a grim graveyard for countless soldiers.
Often appears as...
- car graveyard
- aircraft graveyard
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
A place or time of deep quiet and inactivity.
The town turns into a graveyard at night, with not a soul in sight.
Often appears as...
- graveyard silence
- graveyard stillness
noun
A final resting place for something no longer useful or viable.
The garage had become a graveyard for discarded appliances.
Often appears as...
- graveyard of ships
- graveyard of empires
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Respectful Tone
Use 'graveyard' respectfully, as the topic relates to the deceased.
He spoke softly while walking through the graveyard.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Interest
Graveyards can be historically significant, attracting visitors with interest in heritage.
The graveyard by the cathedral is a site of great historical interest.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Leisure
Avoid suggesting activities in a graveyard that are disrespectful or inappropriate.
It's not appropriate to play loud music in the graveyard.
Pro Tip 1/3Respectful Tone
Use 'graveyard' respectfully, as the topic relates to the deceased.
He spoke softly while walking through the graveyard.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Interest
Graveyards can be historically significant, attracting visitors with interest in heritage.
The graveyard by the cathedral is a site of great historical interest.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Leisure
Avoid suggesting activities in a graveyard that are disrespectful or inappropriate.
It's not appropriate to play loud music in the graveyard.
Pro Tip 1/3Respectful Tone
Use 'graveyard' respectfully, as the topic relates to the deceased.
He spoke softly while walking through the graveyard.
Pro Tip 2/3Historical Interest
Graveyards can be historically significant, attracting visitors with interest in heritage.
The graveyard by the cathedral is a site of great historical interest.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Leisure
Avoid suggesting activities in a graveyard that are disrespectful or inappropriate.
It's not appropriate to play loud music in the graveyard.
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Entering a Salmon...
but this bounty was only available for a short window of time each year look there's even skin everywhere on the bottom missing the run could deprive an entire community of their main food source this is a salmon graveyard there are dead fish everywhere fish are
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How to create meaningful...
physical distancing that's no longer you know possible one family created this this ritual this idea that as they drove their their mother's body to the graveyard neighbors came out and stood six feet apart to basically pay their respects
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Let's clean up the space...
And then there's the orbit coined "the graveyard," the ominous junk or disposal orbits, where some satellites are intentionally placed at the end of their life so that they're out of the way of common operational orbits.
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Octopus Steals Crab from...
Once inside the trap, they haven't got a clue how to get out. The exit is obvious enough to us, but some animals just aren't born with much in the way of brains But why does the seafloor here look like a crab graveyard?
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Discovering Wildlife in...
You just trod on a stick that scared the life out of me. I thought that was a ghost. It's just the headless angel that's fine, totally fine. It's a headless angel in a graveyard. That's exactly what I want to see.
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The fascinating history...
that accommodated the dead, but also hosted markets, fairs, and other events. Farmers even grazed cattle in them, believing graveyard grass made for sweeter milk. As cities grew during the industrial revolution,
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Andreas Schleicher: Use...
through which we usually run education systems. You know, some people argue that changing educational administration is like moving graveyards. You just can't rely on the people out there to help you with this.
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How I Stopped the...
being carried to a graveyard, or watched children going to a graveyard. At that time, when I finished my high school, I really wanted to be a doctor. I wanted to be a doctor to help women and children.
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The Mind-Bending Art of...
What you see is a graveyard of stars, yet it alludes to life. The journey we humans have been on to arrive right here is nothing short of a miracle.
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Stingray Ambushes Army...
this is no graveyard but the triumph of a hundred thousand
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Entering a Salmon...
but this bounty was only available for a short window of time each year look there's even skin everywhere on the bottom missing the run could deprive an entire community of their main food source this is a salmon graveyard there are dead fish everywhere fish are
Video examples
How to create meaningful...
physical distancing that's no longer you know possible one family created this this ritual this idea that as they drove their their mother's body to the graveyard neighbors came out and stood six feet apart to basically pay their respects
Video examples
Let's clean up the space...
And then there's the orbit coined "the graveyard," the ominous junk or disposal orbits, where some satellites are intentionally placed at the end of their life so that they're out of the way of common operational orbits.
Video examples
Octopus Steals Crab from...
Once inside the trap, they haven't got a clue how to get out. The exit is obvious enough to us, but some animals just aren't born with much in the way of brains But why does the seafloor here look like a crab graveyard?
Video examples
Discovering Wildlife in...
You just trod on a stick that scared the life out of me. I thought that was a ghost. It's just the headless angel that's fine, totally fine. It's a headless angel in a graveyard. That's exactly what I want to see.
Video examples
The fascinating history...
that accommodated the dead, but also hosted markets, fairs, and other events. Farmers even grazed cattle in them, believing graveyard grass made for sweeter milk. As cities grew during the industrial revolution,
Video examples
Andreas Schleicher: Use...
through which we usually run education systems. You know, some people argue that changing educational administration is like moving graveyards. You just can't rely on the people out there to help you with this.
Video examples
How I Stopped the...
being carried to a graveyard, or watched children going to a graveyard. At that time, when I finished my high school, I really wanted to be a doctor. I wanted to be a doctor to help women and children.
Video examples
The Mind-Bending Art of...
What you see is a graveyard of stars, yet it alludes to life. The journey we humans have been on to arrive right here is nothing short of a miracle.
Video examples
Stingray Ambushes Army...
this is no graveyard but the triumph of a hundred thousand
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Alexander Cockburn
English Journalist
They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard.
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John F. Kennedy
American President
No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.
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Whitey Herzog
American Athlete
Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said a definite no thank you. At night, that place is a graveyard with lights.
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Kerli
Estonian Musician
I love graveyards. To some, it might sound morbid, but there's nothing dark about the natural cycles of life, really.
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Myles Munroe
Bahamian Clergyman
Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.
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Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian Politician
I prefer a prison full of criminals than a graveyard full of innocent people.
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Paul Farmer
American Educator
Some people talk about Haiti as being the graveyard of development projects.
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Gary Larson
American Cartoonist
I've always considered music stores to be the graveyards of musicians.
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Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.
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George Ezra
English Musician
My first kiss was actually in a graveyard.
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Alexander Cockburn
English Journalist
They keep telling us that in war truth is the first casualty, which is nonsense since it implies that in times of peace truth stays out of the sick bay or the graveyard.
Quote examples
John F. Kennedy
American President
No one has been barred on account of his race from fighting or dying for America, there are no white or colored signs on the foxholes or graveyards of battle.
Quote examples
Whitey Herzog
American Athlete
Some people asked me if I would be interested in managing the A's. I said a definite no thank you. At night, that place is a graveyard with lights.
Quote examples
Kerli
Estonian Musician
I love graveyards. To some, it might sound morbid, but there's nothing dark about the natural cycles of life, really.
Quote examples
Myles Munroe
Bahamian Clergyman
Don't die old, die empty. That's the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard.
Quote examples
Jair Bolsonaro
Brazilian Politician
I prefer a prison full of criminals than a graveyard full of innocent people.
Quote examples
Paul Farmer
American Educator
Some people talk about Haiti as being the graveyard of development projects.
Quote examples
Gary Larson
American Cartoonist
I've always considered music stores to be the graveyards of musicians.
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Samuel Beckett
Irish Playwright
Personally I have no bone to pick with graveyards.
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George Ezra
English Musician
My first kiss was actually in a graveyard.
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