grounds, n.
freq. cnt. 14
freq. cnt. 14
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
<noun.cognition> freq. cnt.: 60 freq. cnt.: 54 freq. cnt.: 6
evidence grounds
sample sentences
"the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hyponym
the enclosed land around a house or other building
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 17 freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 5
curtilage grounds yard
sample sentences
"it was a small house with almost no yard"
a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
<noun.location> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
grounds
semantic pointers
hypernym
a justification for something existing or happening
<noun.communication> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
cause grounds reason
sample sentences
"he had no cause to complain""they had good reason to rejoice"
semantic pointers
hypernym
dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
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grounds