1. ground(n = noun.object) dry land, earth, land, solid ground, terra firma - 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"
is a kind of object, physical object
is a part of earth, globe, world
has particulars: archipelago, beachfront, cape, ness, coastal plain, floor, foreland, forest, timber, timberland, woodland, island, isthmus, land mass, landmass, mainland, neck, oxbow, peninsula, champaign, field, plain, slash, wonderland
Derived forms verb ground9, verb ground7, verb ground3, verb ground2, verb ground6, verb ground5
2. ground(n = noun.motive) reason - a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
is a kind of rational motive
has particulars: occasion, account, score, wherefore, why
Derived form verb ground12
3. ground(n = noun.substance) earth - the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
is a kind of material, stuff
has particulars: moraine, diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr, saprolite, dirt, soil
4. ground(n = noun.linkdef) basis, footing - a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
is a kind of foundation
has particulars: common ground
5. ground(n = noun.location) - 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"
is a kind of military position, position
6. ground(n = noun.cognition) background - the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
is a kind of aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista
7. ground(n = noun.object) land, soil - 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"
is a kind of object, physical object
has particulars: badlands, bottom, bottomland, coastland, cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, tilth, overburden, permafrost, polder, rangeland, scablands, greensward, sod, sward, turf, wetland
8. ground(n = noun.cognition) - a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused;
is a kind of percept, perception, perceptual experience
Antonym: figure
9. ground(n = noun.artifact) earth - a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage);
is a kind of connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion
Derived form verb ground11
10. ground(n = noun.artifact) - (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting;
is a kind of surface
11. ground(n = noun.artifact) flat coat, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat - the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface;
is a kind of coat of paint
has particulars: couch
Derived form verb ground10
1. ground(v = verb.contact) anchor - fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
is one way to fasten, fix, secure
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
2. ground(v = verb.contact) - confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
is one way to confine, hold, restrain
Derived form noun ground1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
3. ground(v = verb.contact) - place or put on the ground;
is one way to lay, place, pose, position, put, set
Derived form noun ground1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
4. ground(v = verb.communication) - instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject;
is one way to instruct, learn, teach
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
5. ground(v = verb.motion) run aground, strand - bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
is one way to land
Derived form noun ground1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
6. ground(v = verb.motion) run aground - hit or reach the ground;
is one way to arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach
Derived form noun ground1
Sample sentences:
Something ----s; Somebody ----s
7. ground(v = verb.contact) - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage;
is one way to throw
Derived form noun ground1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
8. ground(v = verb.contact) - hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
is one way to hit
Derived form noun grounder1
Sample sentences:
It is ----ing
9. ground(v = verb.contact) - hit onto the ground;
is one way to hit
Derived form noun ground1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
10. ground(v = verb.contact) prime, undercoat - cover with a primer; apply a primer to;
is one way to paint
Derived form noun ground11
Sample sentences:
They want to ground the doors
11. ground(v = verb.contact) - connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
is one way to connect, link, link up, tie
Derived forms noun ground9, noun grounding2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
12. ground(v = verb.cognition) base, establish, found - use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
Derived form noun ground2
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something PP
1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it. [1913 Webster]
"There was not a man to till the ground." [1913 Webster]
"The fire ran along upon the ground."
2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. [1913 Webster]
"From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts Egypt from Syrian ground." [1913 Webster]
3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (
"Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds." [1913 Webster]
4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope. [1913 Webster]
5. That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground. [1913 Webster]
6. A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle. [1913 Webster]
7. One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural. [1913 Webster]
" Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them." [1913 Webster]
8. A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. Moore (Encyc.). [1913 Webster]
"On that ground I'll build a holy descant." [1913 Webster]
9. A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit. [1913 Webster]
10. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds. [1913 Webster]
11. The pit of a theater. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
"There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground of them, but by bidding higher."
"These nine . . . began to give me ground."
1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground. [1913 Webster]
2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. [1913 Webster]
"Being rooted and grounded in love." [1913 Webster]
"So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground even an argument to his negation." [1913 Webster]
3. To instruct in elements or first principles. [1913 Webster]
4. To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit. [1913 Webster]
5. To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground,
6. To forbid (a pilot) to fly an airplane; -- usually as a disciplinary measure, or for reasons of ill health sufficient to interfere with performance. [PJC]
7. To forbid (aircraft) to fly; -- usually due to the unsafe condition of the aircraft or lack of conformity to safety regulations; as, the discovery of a crack in the wing of a Trijet caused the whole fleeet to be grounded for inspection. [PJC]
8. To temporarily restrict the activities of (a child), especially social activity outside the house; -- usually for bad or unsatisfactory conduct; as, Johnny was grounded for fighting at school and can't go to the movies for two weeks. [PJC]
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar. [1913 Webster]
ground, n. & v.
--n.
1 a the surface of the earth, esp. as contrasted with the air around it. b a part of this specified in some way (low ground).
2 the substance of the earth's surface; soil, earth (stony ground; dug deep into the ground).
3 a a position, area, or distance on the earth's surface. b the extent of activity etc. achieved or of a subject dealt with (the book covers a lot of ground).
4 (often in pl.) a foundation, motive, or reason (there is ground for concern; there are grounds for believing; excused on the grounds of ill-health).
5 an area of a special kind or designated for special use (often in comb.: cricket-ground; fishing-grounds).
6 (in pl.) an area of usu. enclosed land attached to a house etc.
7 an area or basis for consideration, agreement, etc. (common ground; on firm ground).
8 a (in painting) the prepared surface giving the predominant colour or tone. b (in embroidery, ceramics, etc.) the undecorated surface.
9 (in full ground bass) Mus. a short theme in the bass constantly repeated with the upper parts of the music varied.
10 (in pl.) solid particles, esp. of coffee, forming a residue.
11 Electr. = EARTH.
12 the bottom of the sea (the ship touched ground).
13 Brit. the floor of a room etc.
14 a piece of wood fixed to a wall as a base for boards, plaster, or joinery.
15 (attrib.) a (of animals) living on or in the ground; (of fish) living at the bottom of water; (of plants) dwarfish or trailing. b relating to or concerned with the ground (ground staff).
--v.
1 tr. refuse authority for (a pilot or an aircraft) to fly.
2 a tr. run (a ship) aground; strand. b intr. (of a ship) run aground.
3 tr. (foll. by in) instruct thoroughly (in a subject).
4 tr. (often as grounded adj.) (foll. by on) base (a principle, conclusion, etc.) on.
5 tr. Electr. = EARTH v.
6 intr. alight on the ground.
7 tr. place or lay (esp. weapons) on the ground.
Idiom:
break new (or fresh) ground treat a subject previously not dealt with. cut the ground from under a person's feet anticipate and pre-empt a person's arguments, plans, etc. down to the ground Brit. colloq. thoroughly; in every respect. fall to the ground (of a plan etc.) fail. gain (or make) ground
1 advance steadily; make progress.
2 (foll. by on) catch (a person) up. get in on the ground floor become part of an enterprise in its early stages. get off the ground colloq. make a successful start.
give (or lose) ground
1 retreat, decline.
2 lose the advantage or one's position in an argument, contest, etc.
go to ground
1 (of a fox etc.) enter its earth or burrow etc.
2 (of a person) become inaccessible for a prolonged period. ground-bait bait thrown to the bottom of a fishing-ground. ground control the personnel directing the landing etc. of aircraft or spacecraft. ground cover plants covering the surface of the earth, esp. low-growing spreading plants that inhibit the growth of weeds. ground elder a garden weed, Aegopodium podagraria, spreading by means of underground stems. ground floor the floor of a building at ground level. ground frost frost on the surface of the ground or in the top layer of soil.
ground level
1 the level of the ground; the ground floor.
2 Physics the lowest energy state of an atom etc.
ground-plan
1 the plan of a building at ground level.
2 the general outline of a scheme. ground-rent rent for land leased for building. ground rule a basic principle. ground speed an aircraft's speed relative to the ground.
ground-squirrel
1 a squirrel-like rodent, e.g. a chipmunk, gopher, etc.
2 any squirrel of the genus Spermophilus living in burrows. ground staff the non-flying personnel of an airport or airbase. ground state Physics = ground level 2. ground stroke Tennis a stroke played near the ground after the ball has bounced.
ground swell
1 a heavy sea caused by a distant or past storm or an earthquake.
2 an increasingly forceful presence (esp. of public opinion). ground zero the point on the ground under an exploding (usu. nuclear) bomb. hold one's ground not retreat or give way. on the ground at the point of production or operation; in practical conditions. on one's own ground on one's own territory or subject; on one's own terms. thin on the ground not numerous. work (or run etc.) oneself into the ground colloq. work etc. to the point of exhaustion.
Derivative:
grounder n.
ground, past and past part. of GRIND.
N motive, springs of action, wellsprings of action, reason, ground, call, principle, by end, by purpose, mainspring, primum mobile, keystone, the why and the wherefore, pro and con, reason why, secret motive, arriere pensee, intention, inducement, consideration, attraction, loadstone, magnet, magnetism, magnetic force, allectation, allective, temptation, enticement, agacerie, allurement, witchery, bewitchment, bewitchery, charm, spell, fascination, blandishment, cajolery, seduction, seducement, honeyed words, voice of the tempter, song of the Sirens forbidden fruit, golden apple, persuasibility, persuasibleness, attractability, impressibility, susceptibility, softness, persuasiveness, attractiveness, tantalization, influence, prompting, dictate, instance, impulse, impulsion, incitement, incitation, press, instigation, provocation, inspiration, persuasion, suasion, encouragement, advocacy, exhortation, advice, solicitation, lobbyism, pull, incentive, stimulus, spur, fillip, whip, goad, ankus, rowel, provocative, whet, dram, bribe, lure, decoy, decoy duck, bait, trail of a red herring, bribery and corruption, sop, sop for Cerberus, prompter, tempter, seducer, seductor, instigator, firebrand, incendiary, Siren, Circe, agent provocateur, lobbyist, impulsive, motive, suasive, suasory, persuasive, persuasory, hortative, hortatory, protreptical, inviting, tempting suasive, suasory, seductive, attractive, fascinating, provocative, induced, disposed, persuadable, spellbound, instinct with, smitten with, infatuated, inspired, by, because, therefore, from this motive, from that motive, for this reason, for that reason, for, by reason of, for the sake of, count of, out of, from, as, forasmuch as, for all the world, on principle, fax mentis incendium gloriae, temptation hath a music for all ears, to beguile many and be beguiled by one.
N property, possession, suum cuique, meum et tuum, ownership, proprietorship, lordship, seignority, empire, interest, stake, estate, right, title, claim, demand, holding, tenure, vested interest, contingent interest, beneficial interest, equitable interest, use, trust, benefit, legal estate, equitable estate, seizin, seisin, absolute interest, paramount estate, freehold, fee tail, fee simple, estate in fee, estate in tail, estate tail, estate in tail male, estate in tail female, estate in tail general, limitation, term, lease, settlement, strict settlement, particular estate, estate for life, estate for years, estate pur autre vie, remainder, reversion, expectancy, possibility, dower, dowry, jointure, appanage, inheritance, heritage, patrimony, alimony, legacy, Falcidian law, paternal estate, thirds, assets, belongings, means, resources, circumstances, wealth, money, what one is worth, what one will cut up for, estate and effects, landed property, landed real estate property, realty, land, lands, tenements, hereditaments, corporeal hereditaments, incorporeal hereditaments, acres, ground, acquest, messuage, toft, territory, state, kingdom, principality, realm, empire, protectorate, sphere of influence, manor, honor, domain, demesne, farm, plantation, hacienda, allodium, fief, fieff, feoff, feud, zemindary, dependency, arado, merestead, ranch, free lease-holds, copy lease-holds, folkland, chattels real, fixtures, plant, heirloom, easement, right of common, right of user, personal property, personal estate, personal effects, personalty, chattels, goods, effects, movables, stock, stock in trade, things, traps, rattletraps, paraphernalia, equipage, parcels, appurtenances, impedimenta, luggage, baggage, bag and baggage, pelf, cargo, lading, rent roll, income, maul and wedges, patent, copyright, chose in action, credit, debt, one's own, landed, predial, manorial, allodial, free lease-hold, copy lease-hold, feudal, feodal, to one's credit, to one's account, to the good, to one and his heirs for ever, to one and the heirs of his body, to one and his heirs and assigns, to one and his executors administrators and assign.
N cause, origin, source, principle, element, occasioner, prime mover, primum mobile, vera causa, author, mainspring, agent, leaven, groundwork, foundation, spring, fountain, well, font, fountainhead, spring head, wellhead, fons et origo, genesis, descent, remote cause, influence, pivot, hinge, turning point, lever, crux, fulcrum, key, proximate cause, causa causans, straw that breaks the camel's back, ground, reason, reason why, why and wherefore, rationale, occasion, derivation, final cause, les dessous des cartes, undercurrents, rudiment, egg, germ, embryo, bud, root, radix radical, etymon, nucleus, seed, stem, stock, stirps, trunk, tap-root, gemmule, radicle, semen, sperm, nest, cradle, nursery, womb, nidus, birthplace, hotbed, causality, causation, origination, production, caused, causal, original, primary, primitive, primordial, aboriginal, protogenal, radical, embryonic, embryotic, in embryo, in ovo, seminal, germinal, at the bottom of, connate, having a common origin, because, behind the scenes, causa latet vis est notissima, felix qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas.
N region, sphere, ground, soil, area, field, realm, hemisphere, quarter, district, beat, orb, circuit, circle, reservation, pale, compartment, department, clearing, (property) &c 780 (Government), 1 arena, precincts, enceinte, walk, march, patch, plot, parcel, inclosure, close, field, court, enclave, reserve, preserve, street, clime, climate, zone, meridian, latitude, biosphere, lithosphere, territorial, local, parochial, provincial, regional.
N situation, position, locality, locale, status, latitude and longitude, footing, standing, standpoint, post, stage, aspect, attitude, posture, pose, environment, surroundings (location), circumjacence, place, site, station, seat, venue, whereabouts, ground, bearings, spot, topography, geography, chorography, map, situate, situated, local, topical, topographical, in situ, in loco, here and there, passim, hereabouts, thereabouts, whereabouts, in place, here, there, in such and such surroundings, in such and such environs, in such and such entourage, amidst such and such surroundings, amidst such and such environs, amidst such and such entourage.
N base, basement, plinth, dado, wainscot, baseboard, mopboard, bedrock, hardpan, foundation, substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck, footing, ground work, basis, hold, bilge, bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root, centerboard, bottom, undermost, nethermost, fundamental, founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.
N support, ground, foundation, base, basis, terra firma, bearing, fulcrum, bait, caudex crib, point d'appui, pou sto, purchase footing, hold, locus standi, landing place, landing stage, stage, platform, block, rest, resting place, groundwork, substratum, riprap, sustentation, subvention, floor, supporter, aid, prop, stand, anvil, fulciment, cue rest, jigger, monkey, stay, shore, skid, rib, truss, bandage, sleeper, stirrup, stilts, shoe, sole, heel, splint, lap, bar, rod, boom, sprit, outrigger, ratlings, staff, stick, crutch, alpenstock, baton, staddle, bourdon, cowlstaff, lathi, mahlstick, post, pillar, shaft, thill, column, pilaster, pediment, pedicle, pedestal, plinth, shank, leg, socle, zocle, buttress, jamb, mullion, abutment, baluster, banister, stanchion, balustrade, headstone, upright, door post, jamb, door jamb, frame, framework, scaffold, skeleton, beam, rafter, girder, lintel, joist, travis, trave, corner stone, summer, transom, rung, round, step, sill, angle rafter, hip rafter, cantilever, modillion, crown post, king post, vertebra, columella, backbone, keystone, axle, axletree, axis, arch, mainstay, trunnion, pivot, rowlock, peg, tiebeam, thole pin, board, ledge, shelf, hob, bracket, trevet, trivet, arbor, rack, mantel, mantle piece, mantleshelf, slab, console, counter, dresser, flange, corbel, table, trestle, shoulder, perch, horse, easel, desk, clotheshorse, hatrack, retable, teapoy, seat, throne, dais, divan, musnud, chair, bench, form, stool, sofa, settee, stall, arm chair, easy chair, elbow chair, rocking chair, couch, fauteuil, woolsack, ottoman, settle, squab, bench, aparejo, faldstool, horn, long chair, long sleeve chair, morris chair, lamba chauki, lamba kursi, saddle, pannel, pillion, side saddle, pack saddle, pommel, bed, berth, pallet, tester, crib, cot, hammock, shakedown, trucklebed, cradle, litter, stretcher, bedstead, four poster, French bed, bunk, kip, palang, bedding, bichhona, mattress, paillasse, pillow, bolster, mat, rug, cushion, footstool, hassock, tabouret, tripod, monopod, Atlas, Persides, Atlantes, Caryatides, Hercules, supporting, supported, fundamental, dorsigerous, astride on, straddle.
VB be supported, lie on, sit on, recline on, lean on, loll on, rest on, stand on, step on, repose on, abut on, bear on, be based on, have at one's back, bestride, bestraddle, support, bear, carry, hold, sustain, shoulder, hold up, back up, bolster up, shore up, uphold, upbear, prop, under prop, under pin, under set, riprap, bandage, give support, furnish support, afford support, supply support, lend support, give foundations, furnish foundations, afford foundations, supply foundations, lend foundations, bottom, found, base, ground, imbed, embed, maintain, keep on foot, aid.
N covering, cover, baldachin, baldachino, baldaquin, canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri, umbrella, parasol, sunshade, veil (shade), shield, roof, ceiling, thatch, tile, pantile, pentile, tiling, slates, slating, leads, barrack, plafond, planchment, tiling, shed, top, lid, covercle, door, operculum, bulkhead, bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil, finger stall, coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget, housing, antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah, pillowcase, pillowslip, linoleum, saddle cloth, blanket cloth, tidy, tilpah, apishamore, integument, tegument, skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen, hide, pelt, peltry, cordwain, derm, robe, buffalo robe, cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis, clothing, mask, peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat, eggshell, glume, capsule, sheath, sheathing, pod, cod, casing, case, theca, elytron, elytrum, involucrum, wrapping, wrapper, envelope, vesicle, corn husk, corn shuck, dermatology, conchology, testaceology, inunction, incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction, scale, veneer, facing, overlay, plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate, engobe, ormolu, Sheffield plate, pavement, coating, paint, varnish, plating, barrel plating, anointing, enamel, epitaxial deposition, vapor deposition, ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo, cerement, ointment, covering, superimposed, overlaid, plated, cutaneous, dermal, cortical, cuticular, tegumentary, skinny, scaly, squamous, covered, imbricated, loricated, armor plated, ironclad, under cover, cowled, cucullate, dermatoid, encuirassed, hooded, squamiferous, tectiform, vaginate.
N land, earth, ground, dry land, terra firma, continent, mainland, peninsula, chersonese, delta, tongue of land, neck of land, isthmus, oasis, promontory, highland, coast, shore, scar, strand, beach, playa, bank, lea, seaboard, seaside, seabank, seacoast, seabeach, ironbound coast, loom of the land, derelict, innings, alluvium, alluvion, ancon, riverbank, river bank, levee, soil, glebe, clay, loam, marl, cledge, chalk, gravel, mold, subsoil, clod, clot, rock, crag, acres, real estate, landsman, earthy, continental, midland, coastal, littoral, riparian, alluvial, terrene, landed, predial, territorial, geophilous, ripicolous, ashore, on shore, on land.
VB teach, instruct, educate, edify, school, tutor, cram, prime, coach, enlighten, inculcate, indoctrinate, inoculate, infuse, instill, infix, ingraft, infiltrate, imbue, impregnate, implant, graft, sow the seeds of, disseminate, given an idea of, put up to, put in the way of, set right, sharpen the wits, enlarge the mind, give new ideas, open the eyes, bring forward, teach the young idea how to shoot, improve, expound, lecture, read a lesson, give a lesson, give a lecture, give a sermon, give a discourse, incept, hold forth, preach, sermonize, moralize, point a moral, train, discipline, bring up, bring up to, form, ground, prepare, qualify, drill, exercise, practice, habituate, familiarize with, nurture, drynurse, breed, rear, take in hand, break, break in, tame, preinstruct, initiate, inure, put to nurse, send to school, direct, guide, direct attention to, impress upon the mind, impress upon the memory, beat into, beat into the head, convince, book, workbook, exercise book, preach to the wise, teach one's grandmother to suck eggs, teach granny to suck eggs, preach to the converted.
anchorage ground, arctic ground squirrel, barren ground caribou, bed ground, break ground, breeding ground, burial ground, burying ground, camping ground, common ground, dark ground illumination, downy ground cherry, eastern ground snake, gain ground, get off the ground, give ground, ground almond, ground attack, ground bait, ground ball, ground bass, ground beef, ground beetle, ground cable, ground cedar, ground cherry, ground cloth, ground control, ground cover, ground crew, ground effect, ground fir, ground fire, ground floor, ground forces, ground glass, ground hog, ground ivy, ground level, ground loop, ground noise, ground out, ground pine, ground pink, ground plan, ground rattler, ground rent, ground roller, ground rose, ground rule, ground sloth, ground snake, ground squirrel, ground state, ground stroke, ground substance, ground swell, ground tackle, ground water, ground wave, ground zero, high ground, home ground, hunting ground, lose ground, mantled ground squirrel, middle ground, parade ground, picnic ground, piece of ground, pleasure ground, plot of ground, proving ground, purple ground cherry, richardson ground squirrel, solid ground, stamping ground, stomping ground, teeing ground, testing ground