English Dictionary

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The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
Source : opted (68597)  - auto

A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
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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.
Source : opted (68599)  - auto

Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
Source : opted (68600)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (68601)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (68602)  - auto

In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
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In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
Source : opted (68604)  - auto

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.
Source : opted (68605)  - auto