- pronunciation:
- graUnd
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the earth's solid surface or the soil covering it; land.
The leaves fell to the ground.He dug a hole in the ground.
- synonyms:
- earth, land, soil
- similar words:
- clay
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| definition 2: |
the reason or reasons for saying or doing something.
On what grounds are you making this complaint?What are their grounds for divorce?- synonyms:
- basis, foundation, reason
- similar words:
- argument, base, evidence, proof
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| definition 3: |
a body, such as the earth, that electricity flows through and that completes an electric circuit.
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| related words: |
foundation |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
grounds, grounding, grounded |
| definition: |
to connect to a body that electricity flows through and that completes an electric circuit.
It is important to ground electrical appliances that you use near water.- similar words:
- connect
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ground or land?
Use
land when talking or writing about a part of the earth that is not water. Use
ground when talking or writing about the surface of the earth, not the air.
Compare:
- Our family bought some land to start a farm.
- The leaves fell to the ground.