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grounds

/ɡɹaʊndz/noun1 syllable

Grounds means: the enclosed land around a house or other building.

Synonyms for grounds5

noun, as in the enclosed land around a house or other building

yard, curtilage

noun, as in a justification for something existing or happening

cause, reason

noun, as in your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

evidence

What does grounds mean?5

noun

1

the enclosed land around a house or other building“it was a small house with almost no yard”

2

a justification for something existing or happening“he had no cause to complain”

3

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief“the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”

4

a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

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”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with grounds?7

two syllables

surrounds
Show 40 near rhymes
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Grounds in a sentence

  • In the doctor's view, there are no grounds for optimism.sundown
  • In the view of the doctor, there are no grounds for optimism.sundown
  • The grounds feature pine trees, bamboo groves, waterfalls and large granite boulders.CM
  • Dispose of coffee grounds and tea leaves in the trash, not the sink.Amastan
  • Students are forbidden to smoke on the school grounds.CM
  • Do you have any grounds for thinking so?CM
  • There were a bunch of highschoolers doing drugs within school grounds.ferra
  • My nephew was excused on the grounds of his youth.unknown

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