- land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma - 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"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
--1 is a kind of information; object, physical object; information; object, physical object
--1 is a part of Earth, world, globe
--1 has particulars:probable cause; proof, cogent evidence; disproof, falsification, refutation; lead, track, trail; symptom; sign; land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma; America, the Americas; archipelago; beachfront; cape, ness; coastal plain; floor; foreland; forest, woodland, timberland, timber; hills; island; isthmus; landmass; mainland; neck; oxbow; peninsula; plain, field, champaign; slash; wonderland; evidence, grounds; probable cause; proof, cogent evidence; disproof, falsification, refutation; lead, track, trail; symptom; sign; land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma; America, the Americas; archipelago; beachfront; cape, ness; coastal plain; floor; foreland; forest, woodland, timberland, timber; hills; island; isthmus; landmass; mainland; neck; oxbow; peninsula; plain, field, champaign; slash; wonderland Derived forms: verb ground9, verb ground7, verb ground6, verb ground5, verb ground3, verb ground2 - reason, ground - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
--2 is a kind of field; rational motive; field; rational motive
--2 has particulars:backyard; court, courtyard; dooryard; front yard; garden; playground; side yard; reason, ground; occasion; score, account; why, wherefore; yard, grounds, curtilage; backyard; court, courtyard; dooryard; front yard; garden; playground; side yard; reason, ground; occasion; score, account; why, wherefore Derived form: verb ground12 - earth, ground - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
--3 is a kind of tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel; material, stuff; tract, piece of land, piece of ground, parcel of land, parcel; material, stuff
--3 has particulars:moraine; diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr; saprolite; soil, dirt; earth, ground; moraine; diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr; saprolite; soil, dirt - footing, basis, ground - a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
--4 is a kind of justification; foundation; justification; foundation
--4 has particulars: common ground; footing, basis, ground; common ground - ground - 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"
--5 is a kind of sediment, deposit; military position, position; sediment, deposit; military position, position
--5 has particulars:coffee grounds; 6 of 11 senses of ground ; dregs, grounds, settlings; coffee grounds; 6 of 11 senses of ground - background, ground - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
--6 is a kind of view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama; view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama
- land, ground, soil - 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"
--7 is a kind of object, physical object; object, physical object
--7 has particulars:- ground - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
--8 is a kind of percept, perception, perceptual experience; percept, perception, perceptual experience
Antonyms: figure
- ground, earth - a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
--9 is a kind of connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective; connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective
Derived form: verb ground11 - ground - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
--10 is a kind of surface; surface
- flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat - the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
--11 is a kind of coat of paint; coat of paint
--11 has particulars:couch; flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat; couch Derived form: verb ground10 - background, ground - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
- anchor, ground - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
--1 is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- ground - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
--2 is one way to restrain, confine, hold
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun ground1
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- ground - place or put on the ground
--3 is one way to put, set, place, pose, position, lay
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun ground1
Somebody ----s something
- ground - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
--4 is one way to teach, learn, instruct
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody
- ground, run aground - bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
--5 is one way to land
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun ground1
Somebody ----s something
- ground, run aground - hit or reach the ground
--6 is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun ground1
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- ground - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
--7 is one way to throw
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun ground1
Somebody ----s something
- ground - hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
--8 is one way to hit
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun grounder1
It is ----ing
- ground - hit onto the ground
--9 is one way to hit
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun ground1
Somebody ----s something
- prime, ground, undercoat - cover with a primer; apply a primer to
--10 is one way to paint
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun ground11
They want to ground the doors
- ground - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
--11 is one way to connect, link, tie, link up
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun ground9, noun grounding2
Somebody ----s something
- establish, base, ground, found - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Sample sentence:Derived form: noun ground2
Somebody ----s something PP
- ground, run aground - bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"