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Lumberyard
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Simple meaning
What does Lumberyard mean?
A lumberyard is a place that stores or sells wood.
Dictionary definition
A place where wood boards and building materials are stored or sold.
Example sentences
Lumberyard in a sentence
easy
The builder bought boards at the lumberyard.
medium
A lumberyard stores wood in long stacks.
hard
The construction article explained how a lumberyard supplies materials for building projects.
Synonyms
Words like Lumberyard
wood yardA wood yard is a place where wood is stored.
building supply yardA building supply yard stores materials used for construction.
Antonyms
Opposite words
forestA forest is where trees grow, not a place that sells boards.
finished roomA finished room is built, not a supply yard.
Word family
Lumberyard word family
Base word
lumberyard
noun
lumberyard
Base form.
noun
lumberyards
More than one lumberyard.
noun
lumber
Wood prepared for building.
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Practice 1
What does lumberyard mean?
Lumberyard means a lumberyard is a place that stores or sells wood.
Practice 2
Which word is closest in meaning to lumberyard?
A wood yard is a place where wood is stored.
Practice 3
Which sentence uses lumberyard correctly?
This sentence shows the meaning of lumberyard in context. A helpful contrast is forest: A forest is where trees grow, not a place that sells boards.
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