/ Dictionary / Index G graveyard: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: grave•yard Pronunciation: (grāv'yärd"), [key] — n. a burial ground, often associated with smaller rural churches, as distinct from a larger urban or public cemetery. See a place in which obsolete or derelict objects are kept: an automobile graveyard. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: graveyard (Thesaurus) Gravettian graveyard shift Related Content Daily Word Quiz: paradox Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language