We found 66 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word ground:
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 General (30 matching dictionaries)
- ground, ground: Compact Oxford English Dictionary [home, info]
- ground, ground: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language [home, info]
- ground, ground: Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
- ground: Merriam-Webster's Online Dictionary, 11th Edition [home, info]
- GROUND, Ground, ground: Wordnik [home, info]
- ground, the ground: Cambridge International Dictionary of English [home, info]
- Ground: Wiktionary [home, info]
- ground: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed. [home, info]
- ground: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus [home, info]
- ground: Infoplease Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Dictionary.com [home, info]
- ground: Online Etymology Dictionary [home, info]
- Ground, ground: UltraLingua English Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Cambridge Dictionary of American English [home, info]
- ground: Cambridge International Dictionary of Idioms [home, info]
- Ground (Nels Cline Trio Album), Ground (disambiguation), Ground (electrical), Ground (electricity), Ground (power), Ground (unit), Ground: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia [home, info]
- Ground: Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition [home, info]
- ground: Rhymezone [home, info]
- ground: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Webster's 1828 Dictionary [home, info]
- Ground (Electrical): American-Britih Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Stammtisch Beau Fleuve Acronyms [home, info]
- Ground: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898) [home, info]
- ground: Free Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Mnemonic Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: WordNet 1.7 Vocabulary Helper [home, info]
- ground: LookWAYup Translating Dictionary/Thesaurus [home, info]
- ground: Dictionary/thesaurus [home, info]
- ground: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations [home, info]
Art (5 matching dictionaries)
- ground: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology [home, info]
- ground: Epicurus.com Spanish Glossary [home, info]
- ground: Literary Criticism [home, info]
- Ground: SimplyTheBest Music Glossary [home, info]
- GROUND: Glossary of Art Terms [home, info]
Business (5 matching dictionaries)
- ground: Glossary of Legal Terms [home, info]
- Ground: Construction Term Glossary [home, info]
- Ground (disambiguation), ground: Legal dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Financial dictionary [home, info]
- ground: BusinessDictionary.com [home, info]
Computing (4 matching dictionaries)
- ground: CCI Computer [home, info]
- ground: Computer Telephony & Electronics Dictionary and Glossary [home, info]
- ground: I T Glossary [home, info]
- Ground (disambiguation), Ground (electricity), ground: Encyclopedia [home, info]
Medicine (3 matching dictionaries)
- ground: Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: online medical dictionary [home, info]
- Ground (disambiguation), Ground (electricity), ground: Medical dictionary [home, info]
Miscellaneous (3 matching dictionaries)
- ground: Encyclopedia of Graphic Symbols [home, info]
- Ground: Brilliant Dream Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Idioms [home, info]
Science (3 matching dictionaries)
- Ground: LITHICS-NET's Glossary of Lithics Terminology [home, info]
- ground: Anthropology dictionary [home, info]
- ground: How Many? A Dictionary of Units of Measurement [home, info]
Tech (13 matching dictionaries)
- ground: Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary [home, info]
- ground: Electronics [home, info]
- Ground: AUTOMOTIVE TERMS [home, info]
- GROUND: Lake and Water Word Glossary [home, info]
- Ground: Glossary of Energy Terms [home, info]
- Ground: Data Acquisition [home, info]
- ground: Rane Professional Audio Reference [home, info]
- ground: SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language [home, info]
- Ground: Sweetwater Music [home, info]
- Ground: Latitude Mexico [home, info]
- GROUND: Power Engineering [home, info]
- Ground: Electrical Engineering Glossary [home, info]
- ground: Glossary of Water Environment Terms [home, info]
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Quick definitions (ground)
▸ noun: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
▸ noun: a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
▸ noun: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
▸ noun: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) ("They gained ground step by step")
▸ noun: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
▸ noun: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground ("He posed her against a background of rolling hills")
▸ noun: a rational motive for a belief or action ("The grounds for their declaration")
▸ noun: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
▸ noun: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
▸ noun: a relation that provides the foundation for something
▸ noun: the solid part of the earth's surface ("He dropped the logs on the ground")
▸ verb: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
▸ verb: connect to a ground ("Ground the electrical connections for safety reasons")
▸ verb: hit onto the ground
▸ verb: hit a groundball ("He grounded to the second baseman")
▸ verb: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
▸ verb: place or put on the ground
▸ verb: confine or restrict to the ground ("After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot")
▸ verb: hit or reach the ground
▸ verb: bring to the ground ("The storm grounded the ship")
▸ verb: fix firmly and stably
▸ verb: cover with a primer; apply a primer to
▸ verb: use as a basis for; found on
▸ adjective: broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone ("Ground glass is used as an abrasive")
▸ name: A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #33715)
▸ Also see grind
▸ U.S. pronunciation (credits)
▸ Word origin
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