grounds

Pluralgrounds

1. 1
   nounplural

   The bits of solid material that settle at the bottom of a liquid like coffee.

   Like the sand that sinks to the bottom of a glass of muddy water.

   She tipped the coffee grounds into the compost bin.

   A thick layer of grounds had settled at the bottom of the cup.

   Similardregs, sediment

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A good reason for doing, believing, or claiming something.

   Like the solid base under a house that holds up everything built on it.

   They had good grounds to think she was telling the truth.

   The company fired him without any real grounds at all.

   Similarreason, basis, justification, cause

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3. 3
   noun

   The land and gardens around a large building.

   Like the yard around your home, but much bigger.

   Visitors can walk around the grounds for free.

   The school grounds include a playing field and a small garden.

   Similarpremises, land, property, estate

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4. 4
   noun

   Plural of ground. Use this form when you mean more than one ground.

   Many birds fly south each fall to warmer feeding grounds.

   The hunting grounds stretched for miles along the river.

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5. 5
   verb

   The form of ground used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.

   She always grounds her son when he breaks the rules.

   He grounds the wire to keep the device safe.

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