Crossword-Solution: GROUND
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Ground | imp. & p. p. | of Grind |
| Ground | n. | The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it. |
| Ground | n. | A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. |
| Ground | n. | Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground. |
| Ground | n. | Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept. |
| Ground | n. | 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. |
| Ground | n. | 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. |
| Ground | n. | In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief. |
| Ground | n. | In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels. |
| Ground | n. | 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. |
| Ground | n. | One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural. |
| Ground | n. | A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. |
| Ground | n. | The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song. |
| Ground | n. | A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit. |
| Ground | n. | Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds. |
| Ground | n. | The pit of a theater. |
| Ground | v. t. | To lay, set, or run, on the ground. |
| Ground | v. t. | To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. |
| Ground | v. t. | To instruct in elements or first principles. |
| Ground | v. t. | To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit. |
| Ground | v. t. | To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament. |
| Ground | v. i. | To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar. |
| Ground | - | imp. & p. p. of Grind. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| GROUND | anagram | DOGRUN |
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One who, or that which, eats.
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Sentences with GROUND (5)
But with the coming of Peter, who hates lethargy, they are under way again: if you put your ear to the ground now, you would hear the whole island seething with life.
Then uprose the Laughing Water, From the ground fair Minnehaha, Laid aside her mat unfinished, Brought forth food and set before them, Water brought them from the brooklet, Gave them food in earthen vessels, Gave them drink in bowls of bass-wood, Listened while the guest was speaking, Listened while her father answered, But not once her lips she opened, Not a single word she uttered.
With these came they, who from the bordring flood Of old _Euphrates_ to the Brook that parts _Egypt_ from _Syrian_ ground, had general Names Of _Baalim_ and _Ashtaroth_, those male, These Feminine.
The Bat And The Weasels A BAT who fell upon the ground and was caught by a Weasel pleaded to be spared his life.
But just as he was leaning over to get the stick, I seized him with both hands by his collar, and brought him by a sudden snatch to the ground.
Quotes with GROUND (3)
She leaned down and looked at his lifeless face and Leisel kissed her best friend, Rudy Steiner, soft and true on his lips. He tasted dusty and sweet. He tasted like regret in the shadows of trees and in the glow of the anarchist's suit collection. She kissed him long and soft, and when she pulled herself away, she touched his mouth with her fingers... She did not say goodbye. She was incapable, and after a few more minutes at his side, she was able to tear herself from the g…
You! You tricked me! I never want to see you or that bottle of liquid arsenic again!” I chucked the empty moonshine jug at him. Or tried to. It missed him by a dozen feet. He picked it up in astonishment. “You drank the whole bloody thing? You were only supposed to have a few sips!”“Did you say that? Did you?” He reached me just as I felt the ground tip. “Didn’t say anything. I’ve got those names, so that’s all that matters, but you men…you’re all alike. Alive, dead, undead —…
Christ. No, not Christ. These leavings were made in propitiation of a much older God than the Christian one. People have called Him different things at different times, but Rachel’s sister gave Him a perfectly good name, I think: Oz the Gweat and Tewwible, God of dead things left in the ground, God of rotting flowers in drainage ditches, God of the Mystery.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, Newsday, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WSJ.
Used 23 times in crossword archives (1957–2015).