ground

Nouns

(n) 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
dry land, solid ground, terra firma, earth, land,
(n) a rational motive for a belief or action
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
reason,
(n) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- they dug into the earth outside the church
earth,
(n) a relation that provides the foundation for something
- they were on a friendly footing
- he worked on an interim basis
basis, footing,
(n) 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
(n) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
background,
(n) 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
land, soil,
(n) a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
(n) a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) earth,
(n) (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
(n) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface flat coat, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat, primer, priming,

Verbs

(v) fix firmly and stably
- anchor the lamppost in concrete
anchor,
(v) confine or restrict to the ground
- After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
(v) place or put on the ground
(v) instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
(v) bring to the ground
- the storm grounded the ship
run aground, strand,
(v) hit or reach the ground run aground,
(v) throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
(v) hit a groundball
- he grounded to the second baseman
(v) hit onto the ground
(v) cover with a primer; apply a primer to undercoat, prime,
(v) connect to a ground
- ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
(v) use as a basis for; found on
- base a claim on some observation
base, found, establish,

Synonyms

dry land solid ground terra firma earth land anchor reason basis footing run aground strand background soil undercoat prime flat coat primer coat priming coat primer priming base found establish

Antonyms

figure

Words of close approximity

group grout

grouch grouse

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