ground
— Noun
– English
～ a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
ground
— Noun
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～ 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"
ground
— Noun
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～ 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"
ground
— Noun
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～ a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
ground
— Noun
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～ the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
ground
— Noun
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～ a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
groundball
— Noun
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～ (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
groundberry
— Noun
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～ small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia
groundberry
— Noun
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～ creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
groundbreaker
— Noun
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～ someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
groundbreaking
— Adjective
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～ being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"
groundbreaking ceremony
— Noun
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～ the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
groundbreaking
— Noun
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～ the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
groundcover
— Noun
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～ low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
groundcover
— Noun
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～ small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
grounder
— Noun
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～ (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
groundfish
— Noun
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～ fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
groundhog
— Noun
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～ reddish brown North American marmot
Groundhog Day
— Noun
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～ if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
grounding
— Noun
– English
～ fastening electrical equipment to earth