Definition of ground

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Ground (n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief..

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Spermophile :: Spermophile (n.) Any ground squirrel of the genus Spermophilus; a gopher. See Illust. under Gopher.
Groundsel :: Groundsel (n.) Alt. of Groundsil.
Ground :: Ground (n.) The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it..
Draco :: Draco (n.) A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.
Watertath :: Watertath (n.) A kind of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and supposed to be injurious to sheep..
Handspring :: Handspring (n.) A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed upon the ground.
Spawn :: Spawn (v. t.) The buds or branches produced from underground stems.
Reason :: Reason (n.) A thought or a consideration offered in support of a determination or an opinion; a just ground for a conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination; proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause; ground of argument..
Feed :: Feed (n.) A grazing or pasture ground.
Burrow :: Burrow (n.) A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation..
Atrip :: Atrip (adv.) Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.
Fluke :: Fluke (n.) The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor.
Triangle :: Triangle (n.) A kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused..
Probability :: Probability (n.) The quality or state of being probable; appearance of reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption; likelihood.
Shim :: Shim (n.) A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds..
Bog :: Bog (n.) A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to sink; a marsh; a morass.
Run :: Run (a.) To move rapidly by springing steps so that there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic competition.
Shake :: Shake (n.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its head while on the ground.
Weed :: Weed (n.) Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant..
Made :: Made (a.) Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; as, made ground; a made mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single spar..
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