Definitions for Grounds

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Grounds ground

Spelling: [ground]

IPA: /graʊnd/

Grounds is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 164 anagrams from letters in Grounds (dgnorsu).

Definitions for Grounds

noun

1. the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land:
2. earth or soil:
3. land having an indicated character:
4. Often, grounds. a tract of land appropriated to a special use:
5. Often, grounds. the foundation or basis on which a belief or action rests; reason or cause:
6. subject for discussion; topic:
7. rational or factual support for one's position or attitude, as in a debate or argument:
8. the main surface or background in painting, decorative work, lace, etc.
9. Fine Arts. a coating of some substance serving as a surface for paint, ink, or other media in art: ground color (def 2).
10. (in perception) the background in a visual field, contrasted with the figure.
11. Also called etching ground. an acid-resistant substance, composed of wax, gum, and resin in varying proportions, applied to the entire surface of an etching plate and through which the design is drawn with an etching needle.
12. grounds, dregs or sediment:
13. grounds, the gardens, lawn, etc., surrounding and belonging to a building.
14. Electricity. a conducting connection between an electric circuit or equipment and the earth or some other conducting body.
15. Music. ground bass.
16. Nautical. the bottom of a body of water.
17. the earth's solid or liquid surface; land or water.
18. Carpentry. a strip of wood to which woodwork can be attached, set flush with the plaster finish of a room. a strip of wood or length of corner bead used at an opening as a stop for plasterwork.

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of grind.

Idioms

1. break ground, to plow. to begin excavation for a construction project. to begin upon or take preparatory measures for any undertaking.
2. cover ground, to pass or travel over a certain area. to make a certain amount of progress in dealing with a piece of work, subject, treatise, or the like:
3. cut the ground from under, to render (an argument, position, person, etc.) ineffective or invalid; refute:
4. from the ground up, gradually from the most elementary level to the highest level: extensively; thoroughly:
5. gain ground, to make progress; advance. to gain approval or acceptance:
6. give ground, to yield to force or forceful argument; retreat:
7. hold / stand one's ground, to maintain one's position; be steadfast:
8. into the ground, beyond a reasonable or necessary point:
9. lose ground, to retreat or be forced back. to lose one's advantage; suffer a reverse. to wane in popularity or acceptance; begin to fail:
10. off the ground, Informal. into action or well under way:
11. on one's own ground, in an area or situation that one knows well.
12. on the ground, at the place of interest or importance; actively engaged:
13. shift ground, to change position in an argument or situation.
14. suit down to the ground, to be perfectly satisfactory; please greatly:
15. take the ground, Nautical. to become grounded at low water.
16. to ground, into a den, burrow, shelter, or the like: into concealment or hiding:

adjective

1. situated on or at, or adjacent to, the surface of the earth:
2. pertaining to the ground.
3. Military. operating on land:
4. reduced to fine particles or dust by grinding.
5. (of meat, vegetables, etc.) reduced to very small pieces by putting through a food processor or grinder:
6. having the surface abraded or roughened by or as if by grinding, as in order to reduce its transparency:

Verb phrases

1. ground out, Baseball. to be put out at first base after hitting a ground ball to the infield.

verb (used with object)

1. to lay or set on the ground.
2. to place on a foundation; fix firmly; settle or establish; found.
3. to instruct in elements or first principles:
4. to furnish with a ground or background, as on decorative work.
5. to cover (wallpaper) with colors or other materials before printing.
6. Electricity. to establish a ground for (a circuit, device, etc.).
7. Nautical. to cause (a vessel) to run aground.
8. Aeronautics. to restrict (an aircraft or the like) to the ground because of bad weather, the unsatisfactory condition of the aircraft, etc.
9. to forbid (a pilot) to fly because of bad health, failure to comply with safety regulations, or the like.
10. Informal. to put out of action or make unable to participate:
11. Informal. to restrict the activities, especially the social activities, of:

verb (used without object)

1. to come to or strike the ground.
2. Baseball. to hit a ground ball. to ground out.

Origin of Grounds

before 900; (noun) Middle English grownd, grund, Old English grund; cognate with Dutch grond, German Grund; (verb) Middle English grundien, grownden “to set on a foundation, establish,” deriv

Examples for Grounds

By 27 September, there were 1,400 people in the grounds of the embassy, creating a small humanitarian crisis.

Green-Wood has its own catacombs, which grounds keepers will unlock for tour groups.

Many thousands of years ago, glacial floods swept through the area and carved out the sloping sides of the current grounds.

Though this might easily have been grounds for dismissal or reassignment, nothing of the sort happened.

“They cannot go to the European Court because they have no grounds,” she says.

The spot was not a great way from the house, but beyond its grounds.

She would leave Amelia to have the pleasure of showing them the grounds.

The grounds were in excellent condition, and the opposition boys were at their best.

On these grounds he was discharged, and the judge took the umbrella.

Yes; but one who could behave like that would be only too likely to give other grounds of offence.