ground
adjective
1. Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
- ground mustard seed
2. Processed by grinding.
- lenses of ground glass
noun
1. the solid part of the earth's surface
- he dropped the logs on the ground
Definition categories: object
2. a rational motive for a belief or action
- the grounds for their declaration
Similar word(s): reason
Definition categories: motive
3. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
Similar word(s): earth
Definition categories: substance, material, stuff
4. a relation that provides the foundation for something
Similar word(s): basis, footing
Definition categories: link, foundation
5. 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
Definition categories: location, position
6. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
Similar word(s): background
Definition categories: thought, aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista
7. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
Definition categories: object
8. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
Definition categories: thought, percept, perception
9. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
Similar word(s): earth
Definition categories: man–made, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
10. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
Definition categories: man–made, surface
11. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Similar word(s): primer, priming, undercoat
Definition categories: man–made
Sentences with ground as a noun:
- The worm crawls through the ground.
- crimson flowers on a white ground
- Brussels ground
- Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.
- Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.
verb
1. fix firmly and stably
Similar word(s): anchor
Definition categories: contact, fasten, fix, secure
2. confine or restrict to the ground
- After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
Definition categories: contact, confine, constrain, hold, restrain
3. place or put on the ground
Definition categories: contact, lay, place, pose, position, put, set
4. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
Definition categories: communication, instruct, learn, teach
5. bring to the ground
- the storm grounded the ship
Similar word(s): strand
Definition categories: motion, land
6. hit or reach the ground
Definition categories: motion, attain, gain, hit, make, reach
7. throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
Definition categories: contact, throw
8. hit a groundball
- he grounded to the second baseman
Definition categories: contact, hit
9. hit onto the ground
Definition categories: contact, hit
10. cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Similar word(s): prime, undercoat
Definition categories: contact, paint
11. connect to a ground
- ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
Definition categories: contact, connect, link, tie
12. use as a basis for; found on
Similar word(s): base, establish, found
Definition categories: cognition
Sentences with ground as a verb:
- 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.
- Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
- Jim was grounded in maths.
- Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat.
- The ship grounded on the bar.
- I ground the coffee up nicely.