"Ground" is a word in LAW AND LEGAL, ENGLISH
1. Soli; earth; a portion of the earth’s surface appropriated to prlvate use and under cultivatlon or susceptible of cultivation
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
of Grind
imp. & p. p. of Grind.
Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees;
feces; as, coffee grounds.
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed;
as, the ship grounded on the bar.
The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The
foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or
datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence;
originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;
territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to,
for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting
or fishing ground; a play ground.
In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace,
under Brussels.
Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the
estate are well kept.
A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to
be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is
made by the needle.
That surface upon which the figures of a composition are
set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint
or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson
Bowers on a white ground.
The pit of a theater.
A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars
of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching
(see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint
as a preparation for ornament.
A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth
is made part of an electrical circuit.
One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to
which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.
The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it.
A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
To instruct in elements or first principles.
To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised
in relief.
To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a
part of an electrical circuit.
If I had written the greatest book, composed the greatest symphony, painted the most beautiful painting or carved the most exquisite figure I could not have felt the more exalted creator than I did when they placed my child in my arms.
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A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth; layering.
Read the complete definitionbákhay - To dig, to dig out, make holes in the ground with any pointed instrument, as a báhì, tagád, …
Read the complete definitionbángbang - To widen by digging, to dig away earth, etc. Bangbangán mo ang lúblub, agúd magsángkad ang dálan. Widen …
Read the complete definitionbugwal v [A; a] turn over the earth, usually with a bar, to pre-pare the ground for cultivation. Bugwálun ku …
Read the complete definitionThe ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.
Read the complete definitionA caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend …
Read the complete definitionn. 1. earth, soil, ground. Nagidda diay ubing idiay daga. The child lay on the ground. 2. land, especially agricultural …
Read the complete definitionThe uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; a taking out of the earth or ground.
Read the complete definitionIn mining law. An under-ground passage driven horizontally along the course of a mineralized vein or approxl-mately so. Distinguished from …
Read the complete definitiondútà - (H) The earth; earth, soil, ground, loam, clay, marl, mould, dirt; field, territory. (cf. lúpà).
Read the complete definitionA hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as, the earth of a fox.
Read the complete definitionThe softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of …
Read the complete definitionLying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie …
Read the complete definitionLiving in the earth; -- applied to the ground beetles.
Read the complete definitionKnowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by inspection.
Read the complete definitionA gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially (Fort.), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered …
Read the complete definitionA turf, sod, or clod of earth. The soil or ground; cultivated land in gen-eral. Church land, (solum et dos …
Read the complete definitiongrawundid a short-circuited. v [B1256] become short-circuited. gráwun n grounding in electrical wiring. v {1} [B26] be short-circuited. Dúnay wayir …
Read the complete definitionTo creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the …
Read the complete definitionThe distance to which anything rises above its foot, above that on which in stands, above the earth, or above …
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