Grounds Definition & Meaning

grounds
noun
  1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
  2. the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
  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"
  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"

Synonyms for grounds

cause noun

events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something

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dregs noun

sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

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evidence noun

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

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reason noun

a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared

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yard noun

a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters

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"Grounds" in song lyrics

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  • "Surround sounds pounds the grounds"
    9th Prince f/ Islord — Height of the Recession
  • "Cause everywhere is my stompin grounds"
    Aceyalone — Mic Check
  • "Don't worry 'bout these streets I'm conrolling these grounds"
    Amil — Anyday

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What does grounds mean?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain
What part of speech is grounds?
Grounds is a noun.
How many definitions does grounds have?
Grounds has 5 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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