graveyard /ˈɡɹeɪvˌjɑɹd/noun 6forms 1phrases 1 noun6 •A tract of land in which the dead are buried. •[before a noun] A period very early in the morning in which there is very little activity. •(figurative) A final storage place for collections of things that are no longer useful or useable. •(figurative) The discard pile, in some trading card games.Certain cards place other cards here because such cards might have abilities deemed too strong if they sent them to the graveyard instead. — 2006 •(figurative) A team where players are sent when they are not useful, or a team where players become useless if sent there. •(US, slang) Synonym of suicide (“beverage combining all available flavors at a soda fountain”). formsgraveyards Phrases with graveyard whistle past the graveyardTo attempt to stay cheerful in a dire situation; to proceed with a task, ignoring an upcoming hazard, hoping for a good outcome.