Wednesday 29 March 2017

Ground

GROUND

-noun
1. the land surface
2. earth or soil
3. (plural) . the land around a dwelling house or other building
4. (sometimes plural) . an area of land given over to a purpose
5. land having a particular characteristic
6. matter for consideration or debate; field of research or inquiry
7. a position or viewpoint, as in an argument or controversy
8. position or advantage, as in a subject or competition
9. (often plural) . reason; justification
10. arts
a. the prepared surface applied to the support of a painting, such as a wall, canvas, etc., to prevent it reacting with or absorbing the paint
b. the support of a painting
c. the background of a painting or main surface against which the other parts of a work of art appear superimposed
11. the first coat of paint applied to a surface
12. the bottom of a river or the sea
13. (plural) . sediment or dregs, especially from coffee
14. (mainly British) . the floor of a room
15. cricket
a. the area from the popping crease back past the stumps, in which a batsman may legally stand
b. ground staff
16. ground bass . a short melodic bass line that is repeated over and over again
17. a mesh or network supporting the main pattern of a piece of lace
18. (electrical) (US and Canadian)
a. a connection between an electrical circuit or device and the earth, which is at zero potential
b. also called : earth . a terminal to which this connection is made
-verb
19. (trans.) to put or place on the ground
20. (trans.) to instruct in fundamentals
36. (trans.) to provide a basis or foundation for; establish
37. (trans.) to confine (an aircraft, pilot, etc.) to the ground
38. (trans.) (informal) . to confine (a child) to the house as a punishment
39. the usual US word for earth (to connect (a circuit, device, etc.) to earth)
40. (trans.) (nautical) . to run (a vessel) aground
41. (trans.) to cover (a surface) with a preparatory coat of paint
42. (intr.) to hit or reach the ground

 -verb
1.  the past tense and past participle of grind
-adj.
2. having the surface finished, thickness reduced, or an edge sharpened by grinding
3. reduced to fine particles by grinding



















I stand at his ground without a hand
Staring at the post-horse shape of our sea,
The suicide's little hood of leaves
That moved the stars, the cold shades of gold

While the sun lays beneath the waters.

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