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English Dictionary: grounds by the DICT Development Group
2 results for grounds
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grounds
n
  1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
    Synonym(s): evidence, grounds
  2. the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
    Synonym(s): yard, grounds, curtilage
  3. a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
  4. a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
    Synonym(s): cause, reason, grounds
  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"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Home \Home\, a.
      1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;
            not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.
  
      2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.
  
      {Home base} (Baseball), the base at which the batsman stands
            and which is the last goal in making a run.
  
      {Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc.,
            adjacent to the residence of the owner.
  
      {Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home
            stands. [U. S.]
  
      {Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent
            country, as to all local and internal legislation, by
            means of a governing power vested in the people within the
            country itself, in contradistinction to a government
            established by the dominant country; as, home rule in
            Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of
            Parliament.
  
      {Home ruler}, one who favors or advocates home rule.
  
      {Home run} (Baseball), a complete circuit of the bases made
            before the batted ball is returned to the home base.
  
      {Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between
            the last curve and the winning post.
  
      {Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that
            wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal
            attack.
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