ground, n.
(grounds)
freq. cnt. 107
(grounds)
freq. cnt. 107
the solid part of the earth's surface
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 116 freq. cnt.: 86 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1
dry land earth ground land solid ground terra firma
sample sentences
"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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instance hyponym
hyponym
archipelago
beachfront
cape, ness
coastal plain
floor
foreland
forest, woodland, timberland, timber
island
isthmus
landmass, land mass
mainland
neck
oxbow
peninsula
field, plain, champaign
slash
wonderland
part holonym
a rational motive for a belief or action
<noun.motive> freq. cnt.: 87 freq. cnt.: 76 freq. cnt.: 11
ground reason
sample sentences
"the reason that war was declared""the grounds for their declaration"
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the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
<noun.substance> freq. cnt.: 27 freq. cnt.: 20 freq. cnt.: 7
earth ground
sample sentences
"they dug into the earth outside the church"
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hyponym
hypernym
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 1
background ground
sample sentences
"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
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a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
ground
sample sentences
"they gained ground step by step""they fought to regain the lost ground"
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hypernym
a relation that provides the foundation for something
<noun.relation> freq. cnt.: 39 freq. cnt.: 38 freq. cnt.: 1
basis footing ground
sample sentences
"they were on a friendly footing""he worked on an interim basis"
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
<noun.artifact>
flat coat ground primer primer coat priming priming coat undercoat
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(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
<noun.artifact>
ground
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
hypernym
a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
<noun.artifact>
earth ground
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derivationally related form
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hypernym
domain of synset (topic)
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
<noun.cognition>
ground
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material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
<noun.object> freq. cnt.: 21 freq. cnt.: 18 freq. cnt.: 3
ground land soil
sample sentences
"the land had never been plowed""good agricultural soil"