Ground
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡɹaʊnd/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ground is a noun meaning The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Meaning
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
More Meanings
- (uncountable) Terrain.
- Soil, earth.
- (countable) The bottom of a body of water.
- Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
- (historical) The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
Example Sentences
The worm crawls through the ground.
Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!
Wyth cry unreverent, Before the sacrament, Wythin the holy church bowndis, That of our fayth the grownd is.
As the terrain-following radar scans the ground ahead of the aircraft the actual clearance height is measured by the radio altimeter.
Word Forms
- grounds
- grounding
- grounded
Synonyms for ground
Depending on context, synonyms include earth, munny, gate, milled, base, establish.
Antonyms for ground
Common opposites include figure.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include land, earth, soil, anchor, found, footing.
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