Definition of
Ground
- (noun, artifact) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- (noun, artifact) (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- (noun, artifact) a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- (noun, cognition) a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- (noun, cognition) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- (noun, location) a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
they fought to regain the lost ground - (noun, motive) a rational motive for a belief or action
the grounds for their declaration - (noun, object) the solid part of the earth's surface
the earth shook for several minutes
he dropped the logs on the ground - (noun, object) material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
good agricultural soil - (noun, linkdef) a relation that provides the foundation for something
he worked on an interim basis - (noun, substance) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- (verb, cognition) use as a basis for; found on
- (verb, communication) instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- (verb, contact) connect to a ground
- (verb, contact) fix firmly and stably
- (verb, contact) cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- (verb, contact) hit onto the ground
- (verb, contact) hit a groundball
- (verb, contact) throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (verb, contact) place or put on the ground
- (verb, contact) confine or restrict to the ground
- (verb, motion) hit or reach the ground
- (verb, motion) bring to the ground
via WordNet, Princeton University
Synonyms of Ground
anchor, background, base, basis, dry land, earth, establish, flat coat, footing, found, land, prime, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, reason, run aground, soil, solid ground, strand, terra firma, undercoat
Antonyms of Ground
Alternate forms of Ground
Derivations: ground, grounder, grounding
Hyponyms: account, archipelago, badlands, beachfront, bottom, bottomland, build, cape, champaign, coastal plain, coastland, common ground, couch, cultivated land, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, dirt, earth, farmland, field, floor, foreland, forest, greensward, island, isthmus, kieselguhr, land mass, landmass, mainland, moraine, neck, ness, occasion, overburden, oxbow, peninsula, permafrost, plain, ploughland, plowland, polder, rangeland, saprolite, scablands, score, slash, sod, soil, sward, tillage, tilled land, tilth, timber, timberland, turf, wetland, wherefore, why, wonderland, woodland
Hypernyms: arrive at, aspect, attain, coat of paint, confine, connect, connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion, fasten, fix, foundation, gain, hit, hold, instruct, land, lay, learn, link, link up, make, material, military position, object, paint, panorama, percept, perception, perceptual experience, physical object, place, pose, position, prospect, put, rational motive, reach, restrain, scene, secure, set, stuff, surface, teach, throw, tie, view, vista
Origin of the word Ground
- O.E. grund "foundation, ground, surface of the earth," especially "bottom of the sea" (a sense preserved in run aground), from P.Gmc. *grundus, which seems to have meant "deep place" (cf. O.Fris. grund, Du. grond, Ger. Grund "ground, soil, bottom;" O.N. grunn "a shallow place, grund "field, plain," grunnr "bottom").… more
via Online Etymology Dictionary, ©2001 Douglas Harper
Words that sound like Ground
garand, garment, garmented, garnet, geraint, germanite, germinate, gerund, gironde, go around, go-around, goora nut, gourmand, gourmet, grain moth, gram method, granada, grand, grandad, granddad, granddaddy, grandee, granite, grant, grant wood, granted, grantee, granth, green tea, green-eyed, green-white, greenhood, greenweed, greenwood, grenada, grenade, greyhound, grind, grind away, grind out, grommet, groomed
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