noun the solid part of the earth's surface.
— synonyms: land, dry_land, earth, solid_ground, terra_firma
noun a rational motive for a belief or action.
— synonyms: reason
noun the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface.
— synonyms: earth
noun a relation that provides the foundation for something.
— synonyms: footing, basis
noun a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle).
noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground.
— synonyms: background
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).
— synonyms: land, soil
noun a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused.
noun a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage).
— synonyms: earth
noun (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting.
noun the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface.
— synonyms: flat_coat, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat
verb fix firmly and stably.
— synonyms: anchor
verb confine or restrict to the ground.
verb place or put on the ground.
verb instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject.
verb bring to the ground.
— synonyms: strand, run_aground
verb hit or reach the ground.
— synonyms: run_aground
verb throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage.
verb hit a groundball.
verb hit onto the ground.
verb cover with a primer.
— synonyms: prime, undercoat
verb connect to a ground.
verb use as a basis for.
— synonyms: establish, base, found
Examples
“Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!”
“The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.”
“He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.”