Results for ground
Definitions of ground:
part of speech: noun
The surface of the earth: a portion of the earth's surface: land: field: the floor, etc.: position: field or place of action: ( lit. or fig.) that on which something is raised: foundation: reason: ( art.) the surface on which the figures are represented.
part of speech: past tense, past participle
part of speech: noun
The earth or soil, as distinguished from air or water; the surface or upper part of the earth; soil; territory or region; estate or possession; that which supports anything; fundamental cause; primary reason; in a painting, the primary or principal colour; fundamental substance.
part of speech: verb intransitive
To run on to land; said of vessels.
part of speech: verb
To lay or place on the ground; to settle in first principles; to fasten or strike on the bottom, as a ship in too shallow water.
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: verb intransitive
To strike the bottom and remain fixed.
part of speech: noun
The earth or soil; surface of a floor or pavement; land; territory; country; estate; usually in plural; foundation; cause or reason; origin; original principle.
part of speech: verb transitive
To fix on a foundation or principle: to instruct in first principles.
part of speech: adjective
part of speech: verb transitive
To place or set on or in the earth; teach the first principles to.
part of speech: verb transitive
To run aground.
Usage examples for ground:
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Her shoulders were bent, her eyes on the ground
"Delia Blanchflower", Mrs. Humphry Ward -
The children laughed and sat down on the ground
"Five Little Friends", Sherred Willcox Adams Maud and Miska Petersham -
I felt as if I could sink into the ground
"Without a Home", E. P. Roe -
He saw his dead upon the ground
"Arthurian Chronicles: Roman de Brut", Wace