1. the enclosed land around a house or other building
e.g. it was a small house with almost no yard
2. your basis for belief or disbelief
knowledge on which to base belief
e.g. the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
Synonym: evidence
3. a justification for something existing or happening
e.g. he had no cause to complain
they had good reason to rejoice
4. a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
5. dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
e.g. it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds