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graveyard [ˈgreɪvˌjɑːd] n
(Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) a place for graves; a burial ground, esp a small one or one in a churchyard ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
graveyard noun cemetery, churchyard, burial ground, charnel house, necropolis, boneyard (informal), God's acre (literary) They made their way to the graveyard to pay their respects to the dead. Translations graveyard [ˈgreɪvjɑːrd] n → cimetière m graveyard shift n (US) → équipe f de nuit to work the graveyard shift → faire partie de l'équipe de nuit How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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I feel as if something was reaching out of the graveyard to hold me-- something that wanted life--I don't like it--let's hurry. In the middle of the graveyard stood a stone church with a green cupola where he used to go to mass two or three times a year with his father and mother, when a service was held in memory of his grandmother, who had long been dead, and whom he had never seen. So they followed and heard the music grow lively, saw the banners wave in the breeze again when the graveyard was passed, and watched the company file into the dilapidated old church that stood at the corner of three woodland roads. |
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