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Word entry · 9 letters

graveyard

Best crossword clue

"Burial place"

9 letters · collected on this word page

9 lettersPronunciation /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/Part of speech nounSorted aadegrrvyStarts with GEnds with D2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. a tract of land used for burials

Word origin

From grave + yard. Compare West Frisian begraafplak (“graveyard”), Dutch begraafplaats (“graveyard”), Norwegian gravplass (“graveyard”).

Used in a sentence

  • Certain cards place other cards here because such cards might have abilities deemed too strong if they sent them to the graveyard instead.
  • If you want to be tricky, though, Rapid Decay can be a flying elbow drop out of nowhere for a surprise win against graveyard manipulation decks; they will always see a Beetles coming, remember.
  • When a player does discard or use a card or when a creature also died or a spell gets destroyed, that card gets placed into the player's graveyard.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Burial place9 letters
02Burial ground9 letters

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