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.