different between yards vs tons

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /j??dz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /j??dz/

Noun

yards

1. plural of yard

Noun

yards pl (plural only)

1. (nautical) The totality of the sailing rig.

   Her yards were bare and cockabill.

Verb

yards

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of yard

Anagrams

• Drays, Dryas, Dyars, Radys, drays, dryas

French

Noun

yards m

1. plural of yard

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?nz/
• Rhymes: -?nz
• Homophones: tonnes, tuns

Noun

tons

1. plural of ton

Noun

tons pl (plural only)

1. (colloquial) Lots; large quantities or numbers (of people or things).

   I have tons of pens, but none of them work.

   Tons of people attended the game.

Synonyms

• a lot
• a thing or two
• loads

Anagrams

• NOTs, SOTN, Ston, TNOs, nots, onst, snot

Catalan

Noun

tons

1. plural of to

Danish

Noun

tons

1. indefinite plural of ton
2. indefinite genitive singular of ton
3. indefinite genitive plural of ton

Faroese

Etymology

From Danish tons and English tons, plural form of ton.

Noun

tons n (genitive singular tons, plural tons)

1. ton

Declension

Derived terms

• tonsatal

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t??/

Noun

tons m

1. plural of ton

Anagrams

• sont

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?tõ?/

Noun

tons m

1. plural of tom

Swedish

Noun

tons

1. indefinite genitive plural of ton
2. indefinite genitive singular of ton

Anagrams

• nots, ston