grounds

(noun) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief. Synonyms: evidence. Example: "The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling."

(noun) the enclosed land around a house or other building. Synonyms: yard, curtilage. Example: "It was a small house with almost no yard."

(noun) a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.).

(noun) a justification for something existing or happening. Synonyms: cause, reason. Examples: "He had no cause to complain." "They had good reason to rejoice."

(noun) dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue. Example: "It is a middle eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds."

(noun) the solid part of the earth's surface. Synonyms: land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma. Examples: "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."

(noun) a rational motive for a belief or action. Synonyms: reason, ground. Examples: "The reason that war was declared." "The grounds for their declaration."

(noun) the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface. Synonyms: earth, ground. Example: "They dug into the earth outside the church."

(noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something. Synonyms: footing, basis, ground. Examples: "They were on a friendly footing." "He worked on an interim basis."

(noun) a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle). Synonyms: ground. Examples: "They gained ground step by step." "They fought to regain the lost ground."

(noun) the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground. Synonyms: background, ground. Example: "He posed her against a background of rolling hills."

(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, ground, soil. Examples: "The land had never been plowed." "Good agricultural soil."

(noun) a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused. Synonyms: ground.

(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: ground, earth.

(noun) (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting. Synonyms: ground.

(noun) the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface. Synonyms: flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat.

(verb) fix firmly and stably. Synonyms: anchor, ground. Example: "Anchor the lamppost in concrete."

(verb) confine or restrict to the ground. Synonyms: ground. Example: "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot."

(verb) place or put on the ground. Synonyms: ground.

(verb) instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject. Synonyms: ground.

(verb) bring to the ground. Synonyms: ground, strand, run aground. Example: "The storm grounded the ship."

(verb) hit or reach the ground. Synonyms: ground, run aground.

(verb) throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage. Synonyms: ground.

(verb) hit a groundball. Synonyms: ground. Example: "He grounded to the second baseman."

(verb) hit onto the ground. Synonyms: ground.

(verb) cover with a primer; apply a primer to. Synonyms: prime, ground, undercoat.

(verb) connect to a ground. Synonyms: ground. Example: "Ground the electrical connections for safety reasons."

(verb) use as a basis for; found on. Synonyms: establish, base, ground, found. Example: "Base a claim on some observation."