Definition of Ground

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Ground

of Grind

The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.

A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.

Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.

Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.

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.

That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.

In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.

In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.

A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.

One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.

A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.

The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.

Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.

The pit of a theater.

To lay, set, or run, on the ground.

To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

To instruct in elements or first principles.

To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.

To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.

imp. & p. p. of Grind.

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Ground Quotations

The foot feels the foot when it feels the ground.
Buddha

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.
Thomas Jefferson

To the Master's honor all must turn, each in its track, without a sound, forever tracing Newton's ground.
Albert Einstein

My work is the only ground I've ever had to stand on. I seem to have a whole superstructure with no foundation but I'm working on the foundation.
Marilyn Monroe

We begin to see, therefore, the importance of selecting our environment with the greatest of care, because environment is the mental feeding ground out of which the food that goes into our minds is extracted.
Napoleon Hill

Everybody loves you when you're six foot in the ground.
John Lennon

Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
Theodore Roosevelt

No man is justified in doing evil on the ground of expedience.
Theodore Roosevelt

All sciences are now under the obligation to prepare the ground for the future task of the philosopher, which is to solve the problem of value, to determine the true hierarchy of values.
Friedrich Nietzsche

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into precedent.
George Washington

Ground Translations

ground in Afrikaans is grond
ground in Danish is grund
ground in Dutch is achtergrond, grond, ondergrond, bodem
ground in Finnish is pohja, maa
ground in Italian is suolo, suolo, massa
ground in Latin is humus, terra, militus
ground in Portuguese is fundo, terra
ground in Spanish is suelo, terreno

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