grounds

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹaʊndz/
• (Northumbria) IPA^(key): /ɡɹʊndz/

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• Rhymes: -aʊndz
• Hyphenation: grounds

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

grounds

1. plural of ground

grounds

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ground

From ground (“basis, surroundings”).

grounds (plural grounds)

1. (law) Basis or justification for something.

   grounds for divorce

   • 1960 January, M. D. Greville, “Scottish Railways in 1860”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:

     There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the grounds that the preamble was not proved.

2. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

   the castle grounds

   • 1922, Michael Arlen, “1/1/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days‎^[1]:

     House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.

From ground, past participle of to grind.

grounds pl (plural only)

1. The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.

   coffee grounds

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