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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Trail :: Trail (v. i.) To grow to great length, especially when slender and creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb..
Ambrotype :: Ambrotype (n.) A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions of the glass..
Glacis :: Glacis (n.) A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially (Fort.), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of Ravelin)..
Black-jack :: Black-jack (n.) Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits, ground coffee, etc..
Stuffed :: Stuff (v. t.) Paper stock ground ready for use.
Pride :: Pride (n.) That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem, or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty, ornament, noble character, children, etc..
Palification :: Palification (n.) The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground to make it firm.
Low :: Low (adv.) In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.
Marmot :: Marmot (n.) Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog..
Park :: Park (n.) A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game, for walking, riding, or the like..
Alignment :: Alignment (n.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in distinction from the grades or profile..
Course :: Course (n.) The ground or path traversed; track; way.
Scagliola :: Scagliola (n.) An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished..
Rase :: Rase (v. i.) To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow.
Zincography :: Zincography (n.) The art or process of engraving or etching on zinc, in which the design is left in relief in the style of a wood cut, the rest of the ground being eaten away by acid..
Buckwheat :: Buckwheat (n.) The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes, etc..
Racket :: Racket (n.) A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to enable him to step on marshy or soft ground..
Stubbled :: Stubble (n.) The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle..
Guess :: Guess (n.) An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise..
Swamped :: Swamp (n.) Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the seashore..
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