Plural of graveyard
regular plural
The plural of graveyard is graveyards.
Forms of graveyard
| Singular | graveyard /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | graveyards |
| Countable | countable |
Graveyards in a sentence
- Priapus was frequently represented sculpturally, as a kind of scarecrow among the fields and even as a protection over graveyards.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 198. From the entry scarecrow
- What we call democracy, therefore, is to a considerable extent necrocracy, or a form of government by the graveyards.1928, William Bennett Munro, The Invisible Government: The Jacob H. Schiff Foundation Lectures Delivered at Cornell University, 1926, New…. From the entry necrocracy
- He also suffered from hypsophobia, a certain fear of elevated places, and the typical scotophobia and phasmophobia associated with churches, graveyards and solitary places in the dark of night.2008, E a Bucchianeri, Faust: My Soul Be Damned for the World, volume 2, page 55. From the entry scotophobia
- Within a few months, the regional grapevine carried news of these "red-haired devils"—a Chinese term for Caucasians—who restored life and hope to the lepers in the graveyards of Sunwui.1988, Jean-Paul Wiest, Maryknoll in China: A History, 1918-1955, M. E. Sharpe, Inc., →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 164. From the entry Sunwui
Meaning of graveyard
- noun A tract of land in which the dead are buried.
- noun A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable.
- noun The discard pile, in some trading card games.
Questions about the plural of graveyard
- What is the plural of graveyard?
- The plural of graveyard is graveyards.
- Is graveyard countable?
- Graveyard is a countable noun.
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