Definition of ground

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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..

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Guipure :: Guipure (n.) A term used for lace of different kinds; most properly for a lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground or mesh, but has the pattern held together by connecting threads called bars or brides..
Geoscopy :: Geoscopy (n.) Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection..
Gravel :: Gravel (v. t.) To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.
Upland :: Upland (n.) High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to lowland, meadow, marsh, swamp, interval, and the like..
Kotow :: Kotow (n.) The prostration made by mandarins and others to their superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the forehead on the ground. There are degrees in the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings..
Sleeper :: Sleeper (n.) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near the level of the ground, for the support of some superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece..
Trail :: Trail (v. t.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece being held by the right hand near the middle..
Yellowthroat :: Yellowthroat (n.) Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the genus Geothlypis, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat (G. trichas), which is a very common species..
Groundwork :: Groundwork (n.) That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.
Draggle :: Draggle (v. t.) To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass; to drabble; to trail..
Punt :: Punt (v. t.) To kick (the ball) before it touches the ground, when let fall from the hands..
Sermon :: Sermon (n.) Specifically, a discourse delivered in public, usually by a clergyman, for the purpose of religious instruction and grounded on some text or passage of Scripture..
Rase :: Rase (v. t.) To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to raze.
Squat :: Squat (a.) Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground; cowering; crouching.
Flat Foot :: Flat foot () A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot..
Thistly :: Thistly (a.) Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground..
Wend :: Wend (n.) A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit.
Challenge :: Challenge (n.) To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the ground that the person in not qualified as a voter..
Conistra :: Conistra (n.) Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself. Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater..
Establishment :: Establishment (n.) That which is established; as: (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical; especially, a system of religion maintained by the civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of England. (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or organization. (c) The place in which one is permanently fixed for residence or business; residence, including grounds, furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted out; also, any office or place of business, with its fixtures;
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