| NOUN | object | ground, land, dry land, earth, solid ground, terra firma | the solid part of the earth's surface |
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| motive | ground, reason | a rational motive for a belief or action | |
| substance | ground, earth | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface | |
| relation | ground, footing, basis | a relation that provides the foundation for something | |
| location | ground | a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) | |
| cognition | ground, background | the part of a scene (or picture / picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground | |
| object | ground, land, 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) | |
| cognition | ground | a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused | |
| artifact | ground, earth | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) | |
| artifact | ground | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting | |
| artifact | ground, flat coat, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface | |
| VERB | contact | ground, anchor | fix firmly and stably |
| contact | ground | confine or restrict to the ground | |
| contact | ground | place or put on the ground | |
| communication | ground | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject | |
| motion | ground, strand, run aground | bring to the ground | |
| motion | ground, run aground | hit or reach the ground | |
| contact | ground | throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage | |
| contact | ground | hit a groundball | |
| contact | ground | hit onto the ground | |
| contact | ground, prime, undercoat | cover with a primer | |
| contact | ground | connect to a ground | |
| cognition | ground, establish, base, found | use as a basis for |
| Sounds | graw'nd | |
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| Rhymes | abound ... wound: 56 rhymes with awnd... | |
| Meaning | A rational motive for a belief or action. | |
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| Example | "the grounds for their declaration" | |
| Synonym | reason | |
| Narrower | occasion | reason |
| score, account | grounds | |
| why, wherefore | The cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase 'the whys and wherefores' | |
| Broader | rational motive | A motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument |
| Spanish | causa, razón | |
| Catalan | raó | |
| Verbs | ground | use as a basis for |
| Meaning | The loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface. | |
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| Synonym | earth | |
| Narrower | diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr | A light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material |
| moraine | accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier | |
| saprolite | A deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place | |
| soil, dirt | The part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock | |
| Broader | material, stuff | The tangible / tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object |
| Spanish | suelo, tierra | |
| Catalan | terra | |
| Meaning | A relation that provides the foundation for something. | |
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| Synonyms | footing, basis | |
| Narrower | common ground | A basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding |
| Broader | foundation | The basis on which something is grounded |
| Spanish | base, cimentación, cimiento, fundamento | |
| Catalan | base | |
| Meaning | A position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle). | |
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| Broader | military position, position | A point occupied by troops for tactical reasons |
| Meaning | The part of a scene (or picture / picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground. | |
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| Example | "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" | |
| Synonym | background | |
| Broader | view, aspect, prospect, scene, vista, panorama | The visual percept of a region |
| Spanish | fondo, segundo plano | |
| Catalan | fons, segon pla | |
| Meaning | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use). | |
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| Synonyms | land, soil | |
| Narrower | badlands | Deeply eroded barren land |
| bottomland, bottom | low-lying alluvial land near a river | |
| coastland | Land in a coastal area | |
| cultivated land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled land, tillage, tilth | arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops | |
| overburden | The surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits | |
| permafrost | ground that is permanently frozen | |
| polder | low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands) | |
| rangeland | Land suitable for grazing livestock | |
| scablands | (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington) | |
| turf, sod, sward, greensward | surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots | |
| wetland | A low area where the land is saturated with water | |
| Broader | object, physical object | A tangible and visible entity |
| Spanish | suelo, tierra | |
| Catalan | sòl, terra, terreny | |
| Meaning | A relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused. | |
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| Broader | percept, perception, perceptual experience | The representation of what is perceived |
| Opposite | figure | A unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground |
| Meaning | A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage). | |
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| Synonym | earth | |
| Category | electricity | A physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons |
| Broader | connection, connexion, connector, connecter, connective | An instrumentality that connects |
| Spanish | masa, tierra | |
| Catalan | terra | |
| Verbs | ground | connect to a ground |
| Meaning | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting. | |
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| Category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | The creation of beautiful or significant things |
| Broader | surface | The outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary |
| Meaning | The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface. | |
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| Synonyms | flat coat, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat | |
| Narrower | couch | A flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer |
| Broader | coat of paint | A layer of paint covering something else |
| Spanish | primera mano | |
| Catalan | primera mà | |
| Verbs | ground | cover with a primer |
| Meaning | Fix firmly and stably. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | anchor | |
| Broader | fasten, fix, secure | Cause to be firmly attached |
| Spanish | anclar | |
| Catalan | ancorar | |
| Meaning | Confine or restrict to the ground. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Example | "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" | |
| Broader | restrain, confine, hold, constrain | To close within bounds, limit or hold back / back from movement |
| Nouns | ground | the solid part of the earth's surface |
| Meaning | place or put on the ground. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Nouns | ground | the solid part of the earth's surface |
| Meaning | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Broader | teach, learn, instruct | Impart skills or knowledge to |
| Meaning | Bring to the ground. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "the storm grounded the ship" | |
| Synonyms | strand, run aground | |
| Cause to | ground, run aground | hit or reach the ground |
| Broader | land | Bring ashore |
| Spanish | varar | |
| Nouns | ground | the solid part of the earth's surface |
| Meaning | hit or reach the ground. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonym | run aground | |
| Caused by | ground, strand, run aground | Bring to the ground |
| Broader | reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain | Reach a destination / destination, either real or abstract |
| Spanish | encallar, tocar tierra | |
| Nouns | ground | the solid part of the earth's surface |
| Meaning | Throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | football, football game | Any of various games / games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
| Broader | throw | Propel through the air |
| Similar to | ground | hit onto the ground |
| Nouns | ground | the solid part of the earth's surface |
| Meaning | hit a groundball. | |
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| Pattern | It is ----ing | |
| Example | "he grounded to the second baseman" | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Similar to | ground | hit onto the ground |
| Spanish | roletear | |
| Nouns | grounder | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
| Meaning | hit onto the ground. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | hit | Cause to move by striking |
| Similar to | ground | hit a groundball |
| ground | Throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage | |
| Spanish | basar | |
| Nouns | ground | the solid part of the earth's surface |
| Meaning | Cover with a primer; apply a primer to. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They want to ground the doors | |
| Synonyms | prime, undercoat | |
| Broader | paint | apply paint to |
| Spanish | imprimar, preparar, solar | |
| Nouns | ground | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
| Meaning | Connect to a ground. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" | |
| Narrower | earth | Connect to the earth |
| Broader | connect, link, tie, link up | Connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces |
| Spanish | solar | |
| Nouns | ground | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
| grounding | fastening electrical equipment to earth | |
| Meaning | Use as a basis for; found on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | establish, base, found | |
| Narrower | build | found or ground |
| Spanish | basar, establecer, fundamentar, fundar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, sustentar | |
| Catalan | basar, establir, fonamentar, fundar, implantar, instaurar, instituir, sustentar | |
| Nouns | ground | a rational motive for a belief or action |
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