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grounds definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ground 2 of 12 senses of ground Sense 11 ground => earth Sense 12 establish, base, ground, found => build Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb ground 2 of 12 senses of ground Sense 11 ground => earth Sense 12 establish, base, ground, found => build Entailment of verb ground Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb ground 12 senses of ground Sense 1 anchor, ground => fasten, fix, secure Sense 2 ground => restrain, confine, hold Sense 3 ground => put set place pose, position, lay Sense 4 ground => teach, learn, instruct Sense 5 ground, run aground => land Sense 6 ground, run aground => reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain Sense 7 ground => throw Sense 8 ground => hit Sense 9 ground => hit Sense 10 prime, ground, undercoat => paint Sense 11 ground => connect, link, tie, link up Sense 12 establish, base, ground, found Familiarity of verb ground ground used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 12) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb ground Sense 7 ground => throw Sense 8 ground => hit Sense 9 ground => hit -------------- Sense 1 anchor, ground => fasten, fix, secure -------------- Sense 2 ground => restrain, confine, hold -------------- Sense 3 ground => put set place pose, position, lay -------------- Sense 4 ground => teach, learn, instruct -------------- Sense 5 ground, run aground => land -------------- Sense 6 ground, run aground => reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain -------------- Sense 10 prime, ground, undercoat => paint -------------- Sense 11 ground => connect, link, tie, link up -------------- Sense 12 establish, base, ground, found -------------- Grep of noun grounds coffee grounds grounds groundsel groundsel bush groundsel tree groundsheet groundskeeper groundsman groundspeed Grep of noun ground air-to-ground missile anchorage ground arctic ground squirrel background barren ground caribou battleground bedground breeding ground burial ground burying ground campground camping ground common ground dark ground illumination downy ground cherry eastern ground snake fairground foreground gill-over-the-ground ground ground-controlled approach ground-effect machine ground-emplaced mine ground-service crew ground-shaker ground almond ground attack ground bait ground ball ground bass ground beef ground beetle ground cable ground cedar ground cherry ground cloth ground control ground cover ground crew ground effect ground fir ground fire ground floor ground glass ground ivy ground level ground loop ground noise ground pine ground pink ground plan ground rattler ground rent ground roller ground rose ground rule ground sloth ground snake ground squirrel ground stroke ground substance ground swell ground tackle ground water ground wave groundberry groundbreaking groundbreaking ceremony groundcover grounder groundfish groundhog groundhog day grounding groundling groundmass groundnut groundnut oil groundnut vine grounds groundsel groundsel bush groundsel tree groundsheet groundskeeper groundsman groundspeed groundwater level groundwork high ground hole in the ground hunting ground mantled ground squirrel parade ground picnic ground piece of ground playground pleasure ground plot of ground proving ground purple ground cherry richardson ground squirrel screen background solid ground stamping ground teeing ground underground Overview of noun grounds The noun grounds has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) evidence, grounds -- (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling") 2. (5) yard, grounds, curtilage -- (the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard") 3. (2) grounds -- (a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)) 4. (1) cause reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice") 5. dregs, grounds, settlings -- (sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid) Overview of noun ground The noun ground has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (87) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground") 2. (11) reason, ground -- (a rational motive for a belief or action "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration") 3. (7) earth, ground -- (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church") 4. (1) footing, basis, ground -- (a relation that provides the foundation for something "they were on a friendly footing" or "he worked on an interim basis") 5. (1) ground -- (a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground") 6. (1) background, ground -- (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills") 7. land, ground, soil -- (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil") 8. ground -- (a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused) 9. ground, earth -- (a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)) 10. ground -- ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting) 11. flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat -- (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface) Overview of verb ground The verb ground has 12 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) anchor, ground -- (fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete") 2. (1) ground -- (confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot") 3. (1) ground -- (place or out on the ground) 4. (1) ground -- (instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject) 5. ground, run aground -- (bring to the ground, as of vessels) 6. ground, run aground -- (hit or reach the ground) 7. ground -- (throw (a football) to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage") 8. ground -- (hit a groundball in baseball; "he grounded to the second baseman") 9. ground -- (hit (a baseball) onto the ground) 10. prime, ground, undercoat -- (cover with a primer; apply a primer to) 11. ground -- (connect to a ground, of electrical connections for safety reasons) 12. establish, base, ground, found -- (use as a basis for found on "base a claim on some observation") Overview of noun grounds The noun grounds has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (6) evidence, grounds -- (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling") 2. (5) yard, grounds, curtilage -- (the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard") 3. (2) grounds -- (a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)) 4. (1) cause reason, grounds -- (a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice") 5. dregs, grounds, settlings -- (sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid) Overview of noun ground The noun ground has 11 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (87) land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma -- (the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground") 2. (11) reason, ground -- (a rational motive for a belief or action "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration") 3. (7) earth, ground -- (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church") 4. (1) footing, basis, ground -- (a relation that provides the foundation for something "they were on a friendly footing" or "he worked on an interim basis") 5. (1) ground -- (a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground") 6. (1) background, ground -- (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills") 7. land, ground, soil -- (material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil") 8. ground -- (a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused) 9. ground, earth -- (a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)) 10. ground -- ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting) 11. flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat -- (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface) Overview of verb ground The verb ground has 12 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (2) anchor, ground -- (fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete") 2. (1) ground -- (confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot") 3. (1) ground -- (place or out on the ground) 4. (1) ground -- (instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject) 5. ground, run aground -- (bring to the ground, as of vessels) 6. ground, run aground -- (hit or reach the ground) 7. ground -- (throw (a football) to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage") 8. ground -- (hit a groundball in baseball; "he grounded to the second baseman") 9. ground -- (hit (a baseball) onto the ground) 10. prime, ground, undercoat -- (cover with a primer; apply a primer to) 11. ground -- (connect to a ground, of electrical connections for safety reasons) 12. establish, base, ground, found -- (use as a basis for found on "base a claim on some observation")
grounds definition