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1.NounThe surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground."Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!"
2.NounTerrain.
3.NounSoil, earth."The worm crawls through the ground."
4.NounThe bottom of a body of water.
5.NounBasis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
6.NounReason, (epistemic) justification, cause."You will need to show good grounds for your action.; He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds."
7.NounBackground, context, framework, surroundings.
8.NounThe area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
9.NounAdvantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
10.NounA place suited to a specified activity."a forest traditionally used as a hunting-ground"
11.NounThe plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set."crimson flowers on a white ground"
12.NounA flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
13.NounThe net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied."Brussels ground"
14.NounA gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
15.NounOne of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached."Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them."
16.NounA soccer stadium."Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford."
17.NounAn electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
18.NounElectric shock.
19.NounThe area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
20.NounA composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
21.NounThe tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
22.NounThe pit of a theatre.
23.NounSynonym of munny (“land measure”).
24.VerbTo connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
25.VerbTo electrocute.
26.VerbTo punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges."If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you.; Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!; My kids are currently grounded from television."
27.VerbTo forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly."Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded."
28.VerbTo give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles."Jim was grounded in maths."
29.VerbTo place a bat or part of the body on the ground to avoid being run out.
30.VerbTo hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
31.VerbTo place something on the ground.
32.VerbTo run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed."The ship grounded on the bar."
33.VerbTo found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
34.VerbTo cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
35.VerbTo improve or focus the mental or emotional state of."I ground myself with meditation."
36.VerbTo complement a machine learning model with relevant information it was not trained on.
37.Verbsimple past and past participle of grind"I ground the coffee up nicely."
38.AdjectiveCrushed, or reduced to small particles."ground mustard seed"
39.AdjectiveProcessed by grinding."lenses of ground glass"