grounds


Meanings

  • your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief;
  • the enclosed land around a house or other building;
  • a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
  • a justification for something existing or happening;
  • dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue;
    • "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"
  • the solid part of the earth's surface;
  • a rational motive for a belief or action;
    • "the grounds for their declaration"
  • the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface;
  • a relation that provides the foundation for something;
  • a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle);
  • the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground;
  • material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use);
  • a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
  • a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
  • (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
  • the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
  • fix firmly and stably;
  • confine or restrict to the ground;
  • place or put on the ground
  • instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
  • bring to the ground;
  • hit or reach the ground
  • throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
  • hit a groundball;
  • hit onto the ground
  • cover with a primer; apply a primer to
  • connect to a ground;
  • use as a basis for; found on;


Scrabble Score: 9

grounds is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

grounds is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

grounds is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary


Words With Friends Score: 12

grounds is a valid Words With Friends word