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Words with a similar base: grounds

'grounds'

[evidence.n.01] as in: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

Examples:
the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling

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[yard.n.02] as in: the enclosed land around a house or other building

Examples:
it was a small house with almost no yard

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[grounds.n.03] as in: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

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[cause.n.02] as in: a justification for something existing or happening

Examples:
he had no cause to complain
they had good reason to rejoice

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[grounds.n.05] as in: dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue

Examples:
it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds

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[land.n.04] as in: the solid part of the earth's surface

Examples:
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

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[reason.n.01] as in: a rational motive for a belief or action

Examples:
the reason that war was declared
the grounds for their declaration

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[earth.n.02] as in: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface

Examples:
they dug into the earth outside the church

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[footing.n.02] as in: a relation that provides the foundation for something

Examples:
they were on a friendly footing
he worked on an interim basis

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[ground.n.05] as in: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)

Examples:
they gained ground step by step
they fought to regain the lost ground

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[background.n.02] as in: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground

Examples:
he posed her against a background of rolling hills

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[land.n.02] as in: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)

Examples:
the land had never been plowed
good agricultural soil

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[ground.n.08] as in: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

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[ground.n.09] as in: 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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[ground.n.10] as in: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

'grounds'

[flat_coat.n.01] as in: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

'grounds'

[anchor.v.01] as in: fix firmly and stably

Examples:
anchor the lamppost in concrete

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[ground.v.02] as in: confine or restrict to the ground

Examples:
After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot

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[ground.v.03] as in: place or put on the ground

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[ground.v.04] as in: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

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[ground.v.05] as in: bring to the ground

Examples:
the storm grounded the ship

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[ground.v.06] as in: hit or reach the ground

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[ground.v.07] as in: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage

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[ground.v.08] as in: hit a groundball

Examples:
he grounded to the second baseman

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[ground.v.09] as in: hit onto the ground

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[prime.v.02] as in: cover with a primer; apply a primer to

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[ground.v.11] as in: connect to a ground

Examples:
ground the electrical connections for safety reasons

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[establish.v.08] as in: use as a basis for; found on

Examples:
base a claim on some observation