| ground | | |
| dry land, earth, ground, land, solid ground, terra firma | (n.) | 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" |
| ground, reason | (n.) | a rational motive for a belief or action.; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration" |
| earth, ground | (n.) | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface.; "they dug into the earth outside the church" |
| basis, footing, ground | (n.) | a relation that provides the foundation for something.; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" |
| ground | (n.) | 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" |
| background, ground | (n.) | the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground.; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills" |
| ground, land, soil | (n.) | 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" |
| ground | (n.) | a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused. |
| earth, ground | (n.) | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage). |
| ground | (n.) | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting. |
| flat coat, ground, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat | (n.) | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface. |
| anchor, ground | (v.) | fix firmly and stably.; "anchor the lamppost in concrete" |
| ground | (v.) | confine or restrict to the ground.; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot" |
| ground | (v.) | place or put on the ground. |
| ground | (v.) | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject. |
| ground, run aground, strand | (v.) | bring to the ground.; "the storm grounded the ship" |
| ground, run aground | (v.) | hit or reach the ground. |
| ground | (v.) | throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage. |
| ground | (v.) | hit a groundball.; "he grounded to the second baseman" |
| ground | (v.) | hit onto the ground. |
| ground, prime, undercoat | (v.) | cover with a primer; apply a primer to. |
| ground | (v.) | connect to a ground.; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons" |
| base, establish, found, ground | (v.) | use as a basis for; found on.; "base a claim on some observation" |
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