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nounmaterial in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)type of:
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"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"nounthe part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
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"the grounds for their declaration"nouna rational motive for a belief or action
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nouna connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
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"the storm grounded the ship"verbbring to the ground
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"he dropped the logs on the ground"nounthe solid part of the earth's surface
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"they gained ground step by step" "they fought to regain the lost ground"nouna position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)type of:
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noun(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a paintingtype of:
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"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"verbconfine or restrict to the ground
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"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"verbconnect to a ground
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"he grounded to the second baseman"verbhit a groundballtype of:
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verbhit onto the groundtype of:
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verbplace or put on the ground
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verbthrow to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmagetype of:
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