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.