ground
ground is a 6-letter English word with 46 senses as noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Grind. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
Definitions
- past tense & past participle. of Grind
- noun. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
- noun. A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
- noun. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
- noun. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
- noun. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
- noun. That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
- noun. In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- noun. In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
- noun. A gummy composition 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.
- noun. One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.
- noun. A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- noun. The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- noun. A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
- noun. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
- noun. The pit of a theater.
- transitive verb. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
- transitive verb. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- transitive verb. To instruct in elements or first principles.
- transitive verb. To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
- transitive verb. To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- intransitive verb. To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
- imp. & p. p. of Grind.
- noun. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
- noun. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- noun. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- noun. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- noun. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
- noun. 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"
- noun. a rational motive for a belief or action
"the reason that war was declared"
"the grounds for their declaration"
- noun. 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"
- noun. 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"
- noun. a relation that provides the foundation for something
"they were on a friendly footing"
"he worked on an interim basis"
- noun. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
"they dug into the earth outside the church"
- verb. use as a basis for; found on
"base a claim on some observation"
- verb. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- verb. connect to a ground
"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
- verb. fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"
- verb. cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- verb. hit onto the ground
- verb. hit a groundball
"he grounded to the second baseman"
- verb. throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- verb. place or put on the ground
- verb. confine or restrict to the ground
"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
- verb. hit or reach the ground
- verb. bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"
Synonyms
primer, priming, undercoat, earth, background, reason, land, soil, basis, footing, base, establish, found, anchor, prime, strand
Common word forms
grounds, grounded, grounden, grounder, groundly, grounding, groundable, groundless
Words from these letters
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