Definition of ground

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Ground (n.) The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope..

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Jump :: Jump (v. i.) To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air; to spring; to bound; to leap.
Coffee :: Coffee (n.) The beverage made from the roasted and ground berry.
Appropriate :: Appropriate (v. t.) To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or use, in exclusion of all others; -- with to or for; as, a spot of ground is appropriated for a garden; to appropriate money for the increase of the navy..
Flour :: Flour (n.) The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard..
Close :: Close (v. t.) The interest which one may have in a piece of ground, even though it is not inclosed..
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..
Underground :: Underground (a.) Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground story or apartment..
Guib :: Guib (n.) A West African antelope (Tragelaphus scriptus), curiously marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground, and hence called harnessed antelope; -- called also guiba..
Interfere :: Interfere (v. i.) To cover the same ground; to claim the same invention.
Terrestrial :: Terrestrial (a.) Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents..
Prepare :: Prepare (v. t.) To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a lesson..
Skeptic :: Skeptic (n.) A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be certainly known; a universal doubter; a Pyrrhonist; hence, in modern usage, occasionally, a person who questions whether any truth or fact can be established on philosophical grounds; sometimes, a critical inquirer, in opposition to a dogmatist..
Farmer :: Farmer (n.) One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of leased ground; a tenant.
Lawn :: Lawn (n.) Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered with grass kept closely mown.
Uncut :: Uncut (a.) Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an uncut diamond..
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..
Jolt :: "Jolt (v. i.) To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts..
Underground :: Underground (adv.) Beneath the surface of the earth.
Post :: Post (n.) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is limited.
Ground :: Ground (n.) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
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