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Definition of GROUNDS
Pronunciation : GROUNDS

noun : GROUNDS

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 1. (

    ) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" ;

  • 3. (

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

  • 4. (

    ) a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" ;

  • 5. (

    ) dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue; "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds" ;

verb : GROUNDS

Source:WordNet 3.1

  • 2. (

    ) confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" ;

  • 3. (

    ) place or put on the ground ;

  • 4. (

    ) instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject ;

  • 7. (

    ) throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage ;

  • 8. (

    ) hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman" ;

  • 11. (

    ) connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" ;


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