Grounds - Definition

n 1: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to
base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer
is very compelling" [syn: evidence, grounds]
2: the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a
small house with almost no yard" [syn: yard, grounds,
curtilage]
3: a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation
or burial etc.)
4: a justification for something existing or happening; "he had
no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
[syn: cause, reason, grounds]
5: dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee)
that form a residue; "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read
your future in your coffee grounds"