grounds — an area of enclosed land surrounding a large building. → ground grounds factors forming a basis for action or the justification for a belief. → ground grounds solid particles, especially of coffee, which form a residue. → ground … English new terms dictionary
grounds — [n1] estate, domain acreage, area, campus, country, district, environs, fields, gardens, habitat, holding, land, lot, premises, property, real estate, realm, sphere, spot, terrace, terrain, territory, tract, zone; concepts 508,516 grounds [n2]… … New thesaurus
grounds — grounds; grounds·man; … English syllables
grounds — residue at the bottom of a liquid, mid 14c., perhaps from past tense of GRIND (Cf. grind); for other senses, see GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
grounds — n. basis, foundation 1) to give smb. grounds 2) ample; solid grounds 3) grounds for (grounds for divorce) 4) grounds to + inf. (we had sufficient grounds to sue; there were no grounds to deny bail) 5) on grounds (on what grounds?) sediment 6)… … Combinatory dictionary
grounds — ground, grounds Both the singular and the plural are used in the expressions on the ground (or grounds) that, and grounds is more common in the expression grounds for (complaint etc.): • Occupations that various insurance companies consider to be … Modern English usage
grounds — Home Home, a. 1. Of or pertaining to one s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. [1913 Webster] 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. [1913 Webster] 3. (Games) In various games, the ultimate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grounds — noun a) Basis or justification for something, as in grounds for divorce. b) The collective land areas that compose a larger area, as in the castle grounds … Wiktionary
grounds — Synonyms and related words: Astroturf, acres, alluvion, alluvium, antecedents, artificial turf, ash, base, basement, basis, basis for belief, bearing wall, bed, bedding, bedrock, body of evidence, boundary condition, bowling green, call, catch,… … Moby Thesaurus
grounds — Oka (dregs); kahua (site); kumu (cause). See fishing grounds. ♦ Grounds for divorce, kumu no ka oki male … English-Hawaiian dictionary
