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Noun ground has 11 senses

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"
--₁ is a kind of information; object, physical object; information; object, physical object
--₁ is a part of Earth, world, globe
--₁ has particulars:

probable cause; proof, cogent evidence; disproof, falsification, refutation; lead, track, trail; symptom; sign; land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma; America, the Americas; archipelago; beachfront; cape, ness; coastal plain; floor; foreland; forest, woodland, timberland, timber; hills; island; isthmus; landmass; mainland; neck; oxbow; peninsula; plain, field, champaign; slash; wonderland; evidence, grounds; probable cause; proof, cogent evidence; disproof, falsification, refutation; lead, track, trail; symptom; sign; land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma; America, the Americas; archipelago; beachfront; cape, ness; coastal plain; floor; foreland; forest, woodland, timberland, timber; hills; island; isthmus; landmass; mainland; neck; oxbow; peninsula; plain, field, champaign; slash; wonderland

Derived forms: verb ground₉, verb ground₇, verb ground₆, verb ground₅, verb ground₃, verb ground₂

reason, ground - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
--₂ is a kind of field; rational motive; field; rational motive
--₂ has particulars:

backyard; court, courtyard; dooryard; front yard; garden; playground; side yard; reason, ground; occasion; score, account; why, wherefore; yard, grounds, curtilage; backyard; court, courtyard; dooryard; front yard; garden; playground; side yard; reason, ground; occasion; score, account; why, wherefore

Derived form: verb ground₁₂

earth, ground - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
--₃ is a kind of tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel; material, stuff; tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel; material, stuff
--₃ has particulars:
moraine; diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr; saprolite; soil, dirt; earth, ground; moraine; diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr; saprolite; soil, dirt
footing, basis, ground - a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
--₄ is a kind of justification; foundation; justification; foundation
--₄ has particulars: common ground; footing, basis, ground; common ground

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"
--₅ is a kind of sediment, deposit; military position, position; sediment, deposit; military position, position
--₅ has particulars:

coffee grounds; 6 of 11 senses of ground ; dregs, grounds, settlings; coffee grounds; 6 of 11 senses of ground

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"
--₆ is a kind of view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama; view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama

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"
--₇ is a kind of object, physical object; object, physical object
--₇ has particulars:

ground - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
--₈ is a kind of percept, perception, perceptual experience; percept, perception, perceptual experience
Antonyms: figure
ground, earth - a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
--₉ is a kind of connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective; connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective

Derived form: verb ground₁₁
ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
--₁₀ is a kind of surface; surface
flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat - the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
--₁₁ is a kind of coat of paint; coat of paint
--₁₁ has particulars:
couch; flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat; couch

Derived form: verb ground₁₀

Verb ground has 12 senses

anchor, ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
--₁ is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
ground - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
--₂ is one way to restrain, confine, hold

Derived form: noun ground₁
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
ground - place or put on the ground
--₃ is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay

Derived form: noun ground₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
--₄ is one way to teach, learn, instruct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
ground, run aground - bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
--₅ is one way to land

Derived form: noun ground₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ground, run aground - hit or reach the ground
--₆ is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain

Derived form: noun ground₁
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
ground - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
--₇ is one way to throw

Derived form: noun ground₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
ground - hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
--₈ is one way to hit

Derived form: noun grounder₁
Sample sentence:
It is ----ing
ground - hit onto the ground
--₉ is one way to hit

Derived form: noun ground₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
prime, ground, undercoat - cover with a primer; apply a primer to
--₁₀ is one way to paint

Derived form: noun ground₁₁
Sample sentence:
They want to ground the doors
ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
--₁₁ is one way to connect, link, tie, link up

Derived forms: noun ground₉, noun grounding₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
establish, base, ground, found - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"

Derived form: noun ground₂
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP