ground

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• October 9. 2012 by jonasmunk from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  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"

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  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"

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  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"

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  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)

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

• February 28. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — noun — english

  the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  place or put on the ground

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  hit or reach the ground

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  hit onto the ground

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  cover with a primer; apply a primer to

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

• March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  ground — verb — english

  use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"