ground
/grˈaʊnd/
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Definitions
Noun
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"
Noun
a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
Noun
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
Noun
a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
Noun
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"
Noun
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
Noun
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"
Noun
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
Noun
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
Noun
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
Noun
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Verb
fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
Verb
confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
Verb
place or put on the ground
Verb
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
Verb
bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
Verb
hit or reach the ground
Verb
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
Verb
hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
Verb
hit onto the ground
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cover with a primer; apply a primer to
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connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
Verb
use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Synonyms
anchor
background
base
basis
dry land
earth
establish
flat coat
footing
found
land
prime
primer
primer coat
priming
priming coat
reason
run aground
soil
solid ground
strand
terra firma
undercoat
More General Terms
arrive at
aspect
attain
coat of paint
confine
connect
connecter
connection
connective
connector
connexion
fasten
fix
foundation
gain
hit
hold
instruct
land
lay
learn
link
link up
make
material
military position
object
paint
panorama
percept
perception
perceptual experience
physical object
place
pose
position
prospect
put
rational motive
reach
restrain
scene
secure
set
stuff
surface
teach
throw
tie
view
vista
More Specific Terms
account
archipelago
badlands
beachfront
bottom
bottomland
build
cape
champaign
coastal plain
coastland
common ground
couch
cultivated land
diatomaceous earth
diatomite
dirt
earth
farmland
field
floor
foreland
forest
greensward
island
isthmus
kieselguhr
land mass
landmass
mainland
moraine
neck
ness
occasion
overburden
oxbow
peninsula
permafrost
plain
ploughland
plowland
polder
rangeland
saprolite
scablands
score
slash
sod
soil
sward
tillage
tilled land
tilth
timber
timberland
turf
wetland
wherefore
why
wonderland
woodland