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yardwork

yardwork noun: work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities.

Noun

yardwork (uncountable)

  1. (Canada, US) Work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities
    • Mr. Romney endured tough questioning from reporters in Des Moines yesterday about revelations last week that a yardwork company he employed was found for a second time to be using illegal immigrants.2007 December 8, Sarah Wheaton, “Huckabee Immigration Plan Emphasizes Security”, in New York Times

Origin of yardwork

From yard + work.

Questions about yardwork

What does yardwork mean?
Yardwork means work done in maintaining a lawn, and related landscaping activities.
What part of speech is yardwork?
Yardwork is a noun.

Words near yardwork in the dictionary

  1. yardsticks
  2. Yardumian
  3. Yardumians
  4. yardwand
  5. yardwands
  6. yardwork
  7. yare
  8. Yareli
  9. yarely
  10. Yarema
  11. Yaremche

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