graveyard

== English == === Etymology === From grave +‎ yard. Compare West Frisian begraafplak (“graveyard”), Dutch begraafplaats (“graveyard”), Norwegian gravplass (“graveyard”). === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ === Noun === graveyard (plural graveyards) A tract of land in which the dead are buried. Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cemetery (figuratively, by extension) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable. (collectible card games) The discard pile, in some trading card games. (sports) A team where players are sent when they are not useful, or a team where players become useless if sent there. (attributively) A period very early in the morning in which there is very little activity. (US, slang) Synonym of suicide (“beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”). ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====