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Type Words
Synonyms land, soil
Type of object, physical object
Has types ploughland, wetland, cultivated land, greensward, farmland, badlands, overburden, coastland, permafrost, turf, plowland, polder, rangeland, bottomland, scablands, bottom, sod, sward, tillage, tilled land, tilth
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Synonyms background
Type of vista, panorama, view, aspect, scene, prospect


he posed her against a background of rolling hills.
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Synonyms reason
Type of rational motive
Has types score, account, why, wherefore, occasion


the grounds for their declaration.
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Synonyms run aground
Type of reach, gain, attain, hit, arrive at, make
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Synonyms basis, footing
Type of foundation
Has types common ground
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Synonyms prime, undercoat
Type of paint
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Synonyms earth
Type of connexion, connector, connective, connection, connecter
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Synonyms anchor
Type of secure, fix, fasten
Type Words
Synonyms base, establish, found
Has types build
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Synonyms run aground, strand
Type of land


the storm grounded the ship.
Type Words
Synonyms dry land, earth, land, solid ground, terra firma
Type of physical object, object
Has types coastal plain, peninsula, oxbow, forest, timberland, timber, beachfront, slash, cape, plain, champaign, land mass, isthmus, island, woodland, foreland, archipelago, floor, field, wonderland, ness, neck, mainland, landmass


he dropped the logs on the ground.
Type Words
Synonyms earth
Type of material, stuff
Has types diatomaceous earth, kieselguhr, moraine, saprolite, soil, diatomite, dirt
Type Words
Synonyms flat coat, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat
Type of coat of paint
Has types couch
Type Words
Type of military position, position


they gained ground step by step.
they fought to regain the lost ground.
Type Words
Type of perceptual experience, perception, percept
Type Words
Type of surface
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Type of restrain, constrain, hold, confine


After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot.
Type Words
Type of connect, link, link up, tie
Has types earth
Derivation grounding


ground the electrical connections for safety reasons.
Type Words
Type of hit
Derivation grounder


he grounded to the second baseman.
Type Words
Type of hit
Type Words
Type of learn, instruct, teach
Type Words
Type of put, place, pose, position, lay, set
Type Words
Type of throw

Examples of ground

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The original design included a frontier village, above-ground museums and cafes.
From the stltoday.com
Keep pumping out illigitimate kids, and ride the welfare system into the ground.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Yes, there is ground beef, yellow cheese, diced pickles and mustard on this one.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Defending champion Lucas Glover bogeyed his first two holes and ground out a 73.
From the washingtontimes.com
Events will take place on open ground between Silver Reef Casino and Kwina Road.
From the thenewstribune.com
Lower back down to the ground and repeat about 15 times, or as many as possible.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Radiation has been spewing from the plant, leaking into the air, ground and sea.
From the omaha.com
He was out shopping March 11 when the earthquake hit and made it to high ground.
From the usatoday.com
Evans eventually pins Truett on the ground, repeatedly punching her in the face.
From the abcnews.go.com
More examples
  • Land: 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"
  • Anchor: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
  • Confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
  • Reason: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
  • Place or put on the ground
  • Footing: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
  • Ground is the second album by the Nels Cline Trio. Initially it was to be a 7", but reviewing the demos Krown Pocket director Brian Rosser suggested an album.
  • In electrical engineering, ground or earth may be the reference point in an electrical circuit from which other voltages are measured, or a common return path for electric current, or a direct physical connection to the Earth.
  • Since the neutral point of an electrical supply system is often connected to earth ground, ground and neutral are closely related. Under certain conditions, a conductor used to connect to a system neutral is also used for grounding (earthing) of equipment and structures. ...