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grounds.

Basis or justification for something.

7 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɡɹaʊndz//ɡɹʊndz/Northumbria
  1. Basis or justification for something.

    grounds for divorce
  2. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

    the castle grounds
Where this word comes from

From ground (“basis, surroundings”).

noun/ɡɹaʊndz//ɡɹʊndz/Northumbria
  1. The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.

    plural · plural-only
Where this word comes from

From ground, past participle of to grind.

noun/ɡɹaʊndz//ɡɹʊndz/Northumbria
  1. plural of ground

    form-of · plural
Where this word comes from

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verb/ɡɹaʊndz//ɡɹʊndz/Northumbria
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ground

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
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