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   Garand
         n 1: a semiautomatic rifle [syn: {Garand rifle}, {Garand},
               {M-1}, {M-1 rifle}]

English Dictionary: goora nut by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Garand rifle
n
  1. a semiautomatic rifle [syn: Garand rifle, Garand, M-1, M-1 rifle]
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garnet
n
  1. any of a group of hard glassy minerals (silicates of various metals) used as gemstones and as an abrasive
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garnet lac
n
  1. lac refined by treating with solvent; garnet-colored
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garnet-colored
adj
  1. having the color of garnet [syn: garnet-colored, garnet-coloured]
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garnet-coloured
adj
  1. having the color of garnet [syn: garnet-colored, garnet-coloured]
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Geraint
n
  1. (Arthurian legend) one of the knights of the Round Table
    Synonym(s): Geraint, Sir Geraint
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germ theory
n
  1. (medicine) the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
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germ tube
n
  1. (botany) a slender tubular outgrowth from a spore in germination
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gerontocracy
n
  1. a political system governed by old men
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gerontological
adj
  1. of or relating to or practicing geriatrics; "geriatric hospital"
    Synonym(s): geriatric, gerontological
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gerontologist
n
  1. a specialist in gerontology [syn: gerontologist, geriatrician]
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gerontology
n
  1. the branch of medical science that deals with diseases and problems specific to old people
    Synonym(s): geriatrics, gerontology
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Gerrhonotus
n
  1. alligator lizards
    Synonym(s): Gerrhonotus, genus Gerrhonotus
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gerund
n
  1. a noun formed from a verb (such as the `-ing' form of an English verb when used as a noun)
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gerundial
adj
  1. relating to or like a gerund; "the gerundial suffix `-ing'"
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girandola
n
  1. an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror [syn: girandole, girandola]
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girandole
n
  1. an ornate candle holder; often with a mirror [syn: girandole, girandola]
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Gironde
n
  1. the French moderate political party that was in power (1791-1793) during the French Revolution
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Girondin
n
  1. a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
    Synonym(s): Girondist, Girondin
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Girondism
n
  1. the doctrine of the Girondists
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Girondist
n
  1. a member of the moderate republican party that was in power during the French Revolution; the Girondists were overthrown by their more radical rivals the Jacobins
    Synonym(s): Girondist, Girondin
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go around
v
  1. be sufficient; "There's not enough to go around"
  2. become widely known and passed on; "the rumor spread"; "the story went around in the office"
    Synonym(s): go around, spread, circulate
  3. go around the flank of (an opposing army)
    Synonym(s): outflank, go around
  4. turn on or around an axis or a center; "The Earth revolves around the Sun"; "The lamb roast rotates on a spit over the fire"
    Synonym(s): revolve, go around, rotate
  5. avoid something unpleasant or laborious; "You cannot bypass these rules!"
    Synonym(s): bypass, short-circuit, go around, get around
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go-around
n
  1. an approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
    Synonym(s): overshoot, wave-off, go-around
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goora nut
n
  1. tree bearing large brown nuts containing e.g. caffeine; source of cola extract
    Synonym(s): kola, kola nut, kola nut tree, goora nut, Cola acuminata
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gourmet
n
  1. a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
    Synonym(s): epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie
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grain moth
n
  1. moth whose larvae feed on grain
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gram atom
n
  1. the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
    Synonym(s): gram atom, gram-atomic weight
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Gram method
n
  1. a staining technique used to classify bacteria; bacteria are stained with gentian violet and then treated with Gram's solution; after being decolorized with alcohol and treated with safranine and washed in water, those that retain the gentian violet are Gram-positive and those that do not retain it are Gram-negative
    Synonym(s): Gram's method, Gram method, Gram's procedure, Gram's stain, Gram stain
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gram-atomic weight
n
  1. the quantity of an element whose weight in grams is numerically equal to the atomic weight of the element
    Synonym(s): gram atom, gram-atomic weight
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grammatic
adj
  1. of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"
    Synonym(s): grammatical, grammatic
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grammatical
adj
  1. of or pertaining to grammar; "the grammatic structure of a sentence"; "grammatical rules"; "grammatical gender"
    Synonym(s): grammatical, grammatic
  2. conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"
    Synonym(s): grammatical, well-formed
    Antonym(s): ill-formed, ungrammatical
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grammatical case
n
  1. nouns or pronouns or adjectives (often marked by inflection) related in some way to other words in a sentence
    Synonym(s): case, grammatical case
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grammatical category
n
  1. (grammar) a category of words having the same grammatical properties
    Synonym(s): grammatical category, syntactic category
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grammatical constituent
n
  1. (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
    Synonym(s): constituent, grammatical constituent
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grammatical construction
n
  1. a group of words that form a constituent of a sentence and are considered as a single unit; "I concluded from his awkward constructions that he was a foreigner"
    Synonym(s): construction, grammatical construction, expression
    Antonym(s): misconstruction
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grammatical gender
n
  1. a grammatical category in inflected languages governing the agreement between nouns and pronouns and adjectives; in some languages it is quite arbitrary but in Indo-European languages it is usually based on sex or animateness
    Synonym(s): gender, grammatical gender
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grammatical meaning
n
  1. the meaning of a word that depends on its role in a sentence; varies with inflectional form
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grammatical relation
n
  1. a linguistic relation established by grammar
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grammatical rule
n
  1. a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
    Synonym(s): grammatical rule, rule of grammar
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grammatically
adv
  1. in a grammatical manner; "this child already speaks grammatically"
    Antonym(s): ungrammatically
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grammatolatry
n
  1. the worship of words [syn: verbolatry, grammatolatry, word-worship]
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Grammatophyllum
n
  1. small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the Orchidaceae having long narrow leaves and drooping flower clusters often 6 feet long
    Synonym(s): Grammatophyllum, genus Grammatophyllum
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Granada
n
  1. a city in southeastern Spain that was the capital of the Moorish kingdom until it was captured by Ferdinand and Isabella in 1492; site of the Alhambra (a palace and fortress built by Moors in the Middle Ages) which is now a major tourist attraction
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granadilla
n
  1. tropical American passionflower yielding the large granadilla fruit
    Synonym(s): granadilla, giant granadilla, Passiflora quadrangularis
  2. considered best for fruit
    Synonym(s): granadilla, sweet granadilla, Passiflora ligularis
  3. Brazilian passionflower cultivated for its deep purple fruit
    Synonym(s): granadilla, purple granadillo, Passiflora edulis
  4. the egg-shaped edible fruit of tropical American vines related to passionflowers
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granadilla tree
n
  1. West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn: granadilla tree, granadillo, Brya ebenus]
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granadilla wood
n
  1. dark red hardwood derived from the cocobolo and used in making musical instruments e.g. clarinets
  2. wood of the granadilla tree used for making musical instruments especially clarinets
    Synonym(s): cocuswood, cocoswood, granadilla wood
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granadillo
n
  1. West Indian tree yielding a fine grade of green ebony [syn: granadilla tree, granadillo, Brya ebenus]
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grand
adj
  1. of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope; "an expansive lifestyle"; "in the grand manner"; "collecting on a grand scale"; "heroic undertakings"
    Synonym(s): expansive, grand, heroic
  2. of or befitting a lord; "heir to a lordly fortune"; "of august lineage"
    Synonym(s): august, grand, lordly
  3. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
    Synonym(s): deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous
  4. extraordinarily good or great ; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
    Synonym(s): fantastic, grand, howling(a), marvelous, marvellous, rattling(a), terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous
  5. of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
    Synonym(s): exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
  6. large and impressive in physical size or extent; "the bridge is a grand structure"
  7. the most important and magnificent in adornment; "grand ballroom"; "grand staircase"
  8. used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
    Synonym(s): distinguished, grand, imposing, magisterial
n
  1. the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100 [syn: thousand, one thousand, 1000, M, K, chiliad, G, grand, thou, yard]
  2. a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
    Synonym(s): grand piano, grand
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Grand Canal
n
  1. the major waterway in Venice, Italy
  2. an inland waterway 1000 miles long in eastern China; extends from Tianjin in the north to Hangzhou in the south
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Grand Canyon
n
  1. the enormous gorge of the Colorado River in northern Arizona
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Grand Canyon National Park
n
  1. a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals
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Grand Canyon State
n
  1. a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
    Synonym(s): Arizona, Grand Canyon State, AZ
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grand circle
n
  1. a gymnastic exercise performed on the horizontal bar by swinging around it with the body fully extended
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grand dragon
n
  1. a high ranking person in the Ku Klux Klan
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grand duchess
n
  1. the wife of a grand duke or a woman holding that rank in her own right
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grand duchy
n
  1. the domain controlled by a grand duke or grand duchess
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Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
n
  1. a grand duchy (a constitutional monarchy) landlocked in northwestern Europe between France and Belgium and Germany; an international financial center
    Synonym(s): Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburg
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grand duke
n
  1. a prince who rules a territory
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grand fir
n
  1. lofty fir of the Pacific coast of northwestern America having long curving branches and deep green leaves
    Synonym(s): lowland fir, lowland white fir, giant fir, grand fir, Abies grandis
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Grand Guignol
n
  1. a play of a macabre or horrific nature
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Grand Inquisitor
n
  1. director of the court of Inquisition (especially in Spain and Portugal)
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Grand Island
n
  1. a town in south central Nebraska
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grand jury
n
  1. a jury to inquire into accusations of crime and to evaluate the grounds for indictments
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Grand Lama
n
  1. chief lama and once ruler of Tibet [syn: Dalai Lama, Grand Lama]
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grand larceny
n
  1. larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
    Synonym(s): grand larceny, grand theft
    Antonym(s): petit larceny, petty, petty larceny
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grand mal
n
  1. epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
    Synonym(s): grand mal epilepsy, grand mal, generalized epilepsy, epilepsia major
  2. a seizure during which the patient becomes unconscious and has convulsions over the entire body
    Synonym(s): grand mal, generalized seizure, epilepsia major
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grand mal epilepsy
n
  1. epilepsy in which the attacks involve loss of consciousness and tonic spasms of the musculature followed by generalized jerking
    Synonym(s): grand mal epilepsy, grand mal, generalized epilepsy, epilepsia major
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Grand Marnier
n
  1. an orange-flavored French liqueur
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grand mufti
n
  1. the chief mufti of a district
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Grand National
n
  1. an annual steeplechase run in Liverpool, England
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grand opera
n
  1. opera in which all the text is sung
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grand piano
n
  1. a piano with the strings on a horizontal harp-shaped frame; usually supported by three legs
    Synonym(s): grand piano, grand
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Grand Prix
n
  1. one of several international races
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Grand Rapids
n
  1. a city in west central Michigan; noted for manufacturing furniture
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Grand River
n
  1. a river in southern Michigan that flows northwest to empty into Lake Michigan
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grand slam
n
  1. winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
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Grand Teton
n
  1. a mountain peak in northwestern Wyoming; the highest peak in the Teton Range (13,766 feet high)
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Grand Teton National Park
n
  1. a national park in Wyoming featuring mountains
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grand theft
n
  1. larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale)
    Synonym(s): grand larceny, grand theft
    Antonym(s): petit larceny, petty, petty larceny
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grand total
n
  1. the sum of the sums of several groups of numbers
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grand tour
n
  1. an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education
  2. a sightseeing tour of a building or institution
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grand Turk
n
  1. the ruler of a Muslim country (especially of the former Ottoman Empire)
    Synonym(s): sultan, grand Turk
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grandad
n
  1. the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
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grandaunt
n
  1. an aunt of your father or mother [syn: great-aunt, grandaunt]
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grandchild
n
  1. a child of your son or daughter
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granddad
n
  1. the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
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granddaddy
n
  1. the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
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granddaughter
n
  1. a female grandchild
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grande dame
n
  1. a middle-aged or elderly woman who is stylish and highly respected
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grandee
n
  1. a nobleman of highest rank in Spain or Portugal
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grandeur
n
  1. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
    Synonym(s): magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
  2. the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct
    Synonym(s): nobility, nobleness, magnanimousness, grandeur
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grandfather
n
  1. the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
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grandfather clause
n
  1. an exemption based on circumstances existing prior to the adoption of some policy; used to enfranchise illiterate whites in south after the American Civil War
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grandfather clock
n
  1. a pendulum clock enclosed in a tall narrow case [syn: grandfather clock, longcase clock]
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grandiloquence
n
  1. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
    Synonym(s): grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric
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grandiloquent
adj
  1. lofty in style; "he engages in so much tall talk, one never really realizes what he is saying"
    Synonym(s): grandiloquent, magniloquent, tall
  2. puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
    Synonym(s): grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous
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grandiloquently
adv
  1. in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner; "the orator spoke magniloquently"
    Synonym(s): grandiloquently, magniloquently
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grandiose
adj
  1. impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur; used to show disapproval
  2. affectedly genteel
    Synonym(s): grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da
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grandiosely
adv
  1. in a grandiose manner; "the building was bombastically spacious"
    Synonym(s): bombastically, grandiosely
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grandiosity
n
  1. high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation; "the grandiosity of his prose"; "an excessive ornateness of language"
    Synonym(s): grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness, grandiloquence, rhetoric
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grandly
adv
  1. in a grand manner; "the mansion seemed grandly large by today's standards"
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grandma
n
  1. the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
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Grandma Moses
n
  1. United States painter of colorful and primitive rural scenes (1860-1961)
    Synonym(s): Moses, Grandma Moses, Anna Mary Robertson Moses
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grandmaster
n
  1. a player of exceptional or world class skill in chess or bridge
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grandmother
n
  1. the mother of your father or mother [syn: grandma, grandmother, granny, grannie, gran, nan, nanna]
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grandnephew
n
  1. a son of your niece or nephew [syn: great-nephew, grandnephew]
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grandness
n
  1. a prominent status; "a person of importance" [syn: importance, grandness]
  2. unusual largeness in size or extent or number
    Synonym(s): enormousness, grandness, greatness, immenseness, immensity, sizeableness, vastness, wideness
  3. the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand; "for magnificence and personal service there is the Queen's hotel"; "his `Hamlet' lacks the brilliance that one expects"; "it is the university that gives the scene its stately splendor"; "an imaginative mix of old-fashioned grandeur and colorful art"; "advertisers capitalize on the grandness and elegance it brings to their products"
    Synonym(s): magnificence, brilliance, splendor, splendour, grandeur, grandness
  4. splendid or imposing in size or appearance; "the grandness of the architecture"; "impressed by the richness of the flora"
    Synonym(s): impressiveness, grandness, magnificence, richness
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grandniece
n
  1. a daughter of your niece or nephew [syn: great-niece, grandniece]
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grandpa
n
  1. the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
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grandparent
n
  1. a parent of your father or mother
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grandson
n
  1. a male grandchild
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grandstand
n
  1. the audience at a stadium or racetrack
  2. a stand at a racecourse or stadium consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats that are under a protective roof
    Synonym(s): grandstand, covered stand
v
  1. perform ostentatiously in order to impress the audience and with an eye to the applause; "She never misses a chance to grandstand"
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grandstander
n
  1. someone who performs with an eye to the applause from spectators in the grandstand
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granduncle
n
  1. an uncle of your father or mother [syn: great-uncle, granduncle]
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granite
n
  1. plutonic igneous rock having visibly crystalline texture; generally composed of feldspar and mica and quartz
  2. something having the quality of granite (unyielding firmness); "a man of granite"
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Granite State
n
  1. a state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
    Synonym(s): New Hampshire, Granite State, NH
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Granite Stater
n
  1. a native or resident of New Hampshire [syn: {New Hampshirite}, Granite Stater]
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granitelike
adj
  1. hard as granite; "a granitic fist" [syn: granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony]
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graniteware
n
  1. a kind of stone-grey enamelware
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granitic
adj
  1. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
    Synonym(s): flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony
  2. hard as granite; "a granitic fist"
    Synonym(s): granitic, granitelike, rocklike, stony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grant
n
  1. any monetary aid
  2. the act of providing a subsidy
    Synonym(s): grant, subsidization, subsidisation
  3. (law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
    Synonym(s): grant, assignment
  4. Scottish painter; cousin of Lytton Strachey and member of the Bloomsbury Group (1885-1978)
    Synonym(s): Grant, Duncan Grant, Duncan James Corrow Grant
  5. United States actor (born in England) who was the elegant leading man in many films (1904-1986)
    Synonym(s): Grant, Cary Grant
  6. 18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)
    Synonym(s): Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Hiram Ulysses Grant, President Grant
  7. a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business; "he got the beer concession at the ball park"
    Synonym(s): concession, grant
  8. a right or privilege that has been granted
v
  1. let have; "grant permission"; "Mandela was allowed few visitors in prison"
    Synonym(s): allow, grant
    Antonym(s): deny, refuse
  2. give as judged due or on the basis of merit; "the referee awarded a free kick to the team"; "the jury awarded a million dollars to the plaintiff";"Funds are granted to qualified researchers"
    Synonym(s): award, grant
  3. be willing to concede; "I grant you this much"
    Synonym(s): concede, yield, grant
  4. allow to have; "grant a privilege"
    Synonym(s): accord, allot, grant
  5. bestow, especially officially; "grant a degree"; "give a divorce"; "This bill grants us new rights"
    Synonym(s): grant, give
  6. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another
    Synonym(s): concede, yield, cede, grant
  7. transfer by deed; "grant land"
    Synonym(s): grant, deed over
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grant Wood
n
  1. United States painter noted for works based on life in the Midwest (1892-1942)
    Synonym(s): Wood, Grant Wood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grant-in-aid
n
  1. a grant from a central government to a local government
  2. a grant to a person or school for some educational project
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
granted
adj
  1. acknowledged as a supposition; "given the engine's condition, it is a wonder that it started"
    Synonym(s): given, granted
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grantee
n
  1. a recipient of a grant
  2. someone to whom the title of property is transferred
    Synonym(s): alienee, grantee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
granter
n
  1. a person who grants or gives something
    Antonym(s): withholder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Granth
n
  1. the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
    Synonym(s): Adi Granth, Granth, Granth Sahib
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Granth Sahib
n
  1. the principal sacred text of Sikhism contains hymns and poetry as well as the teachings of the first five gurus
    Synonym(s): Adi Granth, Granth, Granth Sahib
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
granting immunity
n
  1. an act exempting someone; "he was granted immunity from prosecution"
    Synonym(s): exemption, immunity, granting immunity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grantor
n
  1. a person who makes a grant in legal form; "conveyed from grantor to grantee"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grantor trust
n
  1. a trust established to shift the income to someone who is taxed at a lower rate than the grantor for a period of 10 years or more
    Synonym(s): Clifford trust, grantor trust
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gray matter
n
  1. greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
    Synonym(s): grey matter, gray matter, grey substance, gray substance, substantia grisea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green adder's mouth
n
  1. North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers with threadlike petals
    Synonym(s): green adder's mouth, Malaxis-unifolia, Malaxis ophioglossoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green dinosaur
n
  1. a living fossil or so-called `green dinosaur'; genus or subfamily of primitive nut-bearing trees thought to have died out 50 million years ago; a single specimen found in 1994 on Mount Bartle Frere in eastern Australia; not yet officially named
    Synonym(s): Bartle Frere, genus Bartle- Frere, green dinosaur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green douglas fir
n
  1. lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
    Synonym(s): green douglas fir, douglas spruce, douglas pine, douglas hemlock, Oregon fir, Oregon pine, Pseudotsuga menziesii
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green dragon
n
  1. European arum resembling the cuckoopint [syn: {dragon arum}, green dragon, Dracunculus vulgaris]
  2. early spring-flowering plant of eastern North America resembling the related jack-in-the-pulpit but having digitate leaves, slender greenish yellow spathe and elongated spadix
    Synonym(s): green dragon, Arisaema dracontium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green tea
n
  1. tea leaves that have been steamed and dried without fermenting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green thumb
n
  1. a special ability to make plants grow [syn: green thumb, green fingers]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green turtle
n
  1. large tropical turtle with greenish flesh used for turtle soup
    Synonym(s): green turtle, Chelonia mydas
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green turtle soup
n
  1. soup usually made of the flesh of green turtles [syn: turtle soup, green turtle soup]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green woodpecker
n
  1. woodpecker of Europe and western Asia [syn: {green woodpecker}, Picus viridis]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green-eyed
adj
  1. suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover"
    Synonym(s): jealous, green-eyed, overjealous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green-eyed monster
n
  1. a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival) [syn: jealousy, green-eyed monster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green-tailed towhee
n
  1. towhee of the Rocky Mountains [syn: green-tailed towhee, Chlorura chlorura]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
green-white
adj
  1. of white flowers tinged with green [syn: green-white, greenish-white]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greenhood
n
  1. any of numerous orchids of the genus Pterostylis having leaves in a basal rosette and green flowers often striped purple or brown or red with the dorsal sepal incurved to form a hood
    Synonym(s): helmet orchid, greenhood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greenweed
n
  1. small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as a weed in Britain and the United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
    Synonym(s): woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's-broom, dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, Genista tinctoria
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greenwood
n
  1. woodlands in full leaf; "the greenwood was Robin Hood's home"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grenada
n
  1. an island state in the West Indies in the southeastern Caribbean Sea; an independent state within the British Commonwealth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grenada dollar
n
  1. the basic unit of money in Grenada
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grenade
n
  1. a small explosive bomb thrown by hand or fired from a missile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grenade thrower
n
  1. an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: grenadier, grenade thrower]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grenadian
adj
  1. of or relating to or characteristic of Grenada or its inhabitants; "the Grenadian capital"
n
  1. a native or inhabitant of Grenada
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grenadier
n
  1. an infantryman equipped with grenades [syn: grenadier, grenade thrower]
  2. deep-sea fish with a large head and body and long tapering tail
    Synonym(s): grenadier, rattail, rattail fish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grenadine
n
  1. thin syrup made from pomegranate juice; used in mixed drinks
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grey matter
n
  1. greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons
    Synonym(s): grey matter, gray matter, grey substance, gray substance, substantia grisea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greyhound
n
  1. a tall slender dog of an ancient breed noted for swiftness and keen sight; used as a racing dog
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
greyhound racing
n
  1. the sport of racing greyhounds
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grind
n
  1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
    Synonym(s): swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb
  2. the grade of particle fineness to which a substance is ground; "a coarse grind of coffee"
  3. hard monotonous routine work
    Synonym(s): drudgery, plodding, grind, donkeywork
  4. the act of grinding to a powder or dust
    Synonym(s): grind, mill, pulverization, pulverisation
v
  1. press or grind with a crushing noise [syn: crunch, cranch, craunch, grind]
  2. make a grating or grinding sound by rubbing together; "grate one's teeth in anger"
    Synonym(s): grate, grind
  3. work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
    Synonym(s): labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil
  4. dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced
  5. reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
    Synonym(s): grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute
  6. created by grinding; "grind designs into the glass bowl"
  7. shape or form by grinding; "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grind away
v
  1. study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
    Synonym(s): cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grind down
v
  1. rule a country as a tyrant [syn: tyrannize, tyrannise, grind down]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grind organ
n
  1. a musical instrument that makes music by rotation of a cylinder studded with pegs
    Synonym(s): barrel organ, grind organ, hand organ, hurdy gurdy, hurdy-gurdy, street organ
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grind out
v
  1. produce in a routine or monotonous manner; "We have to crank out publications in order to receive funding"
    Synonym(s): grind out, crank out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grind to a halt
v
  1. be unable to move further; "The car bogged down in the sand"
    Synonym(s): grind to a halt, get stuck, bog down, mire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grindelia
n
  1. large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America
    Synonym(s): Grindelia, genus Grindelia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grindelia robusta
n
  1. perennial gumweed of California and Baja California
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grindelia squarrosa
n
  1. perennial gumweed of western and central North America
    Synonym(s): curlycup gumweed, Grindelia squarrosa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grinder
n
  1. a large sandwich made of a long crusty roll split lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used in different sections of the United States
    Synonym(s): bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine, submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep
  2. grinding tooth with a broad crown; located behind the premolars
    Synonym(s): molar, grinder
  3. machinery that processes materials by grinding or crushing
    Synonym(s): mill, grinder, milling machinery
  4. a machine tool that polishes metal
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grinding
n
  1. material resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
  2. a harsh and strident sound (as of the grinding of gears)
  3. the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
    Synonym(s): grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grinding wheel
n
  1. a wheel composed of abrasive material; used for grinding
    Synonym(s): grinding wheel, emery wheel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grindle
n
  1. primitive long-bodied carnivorous freshwater fish with a very long dorsal fin; found in sluggish waters of North America
    Synonym(s): bowfin, grindle, dogfish, Amia calva
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grindstone
n
  1. a revolving stone shaped like a disk; used to grind or sharpen or polish edge tools
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groined vault
n
  1. two barrel vaults intersecting at right angles
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grommet
n
  1. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
    Synonym(s): cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groom-to-be
n
  1. a man who is engaged to be married [syn: fiance, {groom- to-be}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groomed
adj
  1. neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
    Antonym(s): ungroomed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground
n
  1. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
    Synonym(s): land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firma
  2. a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
    Synonym(s): reason, ground
  3. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
    Synonym(s): earth, ground
  4. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
    Synonym(s): footing, basis, ground
  5. a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
  6. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
    Synonym(s): background, ground
  7. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
    Synonym(s): land, ground, soil
  8. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
    Antonym(s): figure
  9. a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
    Synonym(s): ground, earth
  10. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
  11. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
    Synonym(s): flat coat, ground, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat
v
  1. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
    Synonym(s): anchor, ground
  2. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
  3. place or put on the ground
  4. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
  5. bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"
    Synonym(s): ground, strand, run aground
  6. hit or reach the ground
    Synonym(s): ground, run aground
  7. throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
  8. hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
  9. hit onto the ground
  10. cover with a primer; apply a primer to
    Synonym(s): prime, ground, undercoat
  11. connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"
  12. use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
    Synonym(s): establish, base, ground, found
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground almond
n
  1. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground attack
n
  1. an attack by ground troops
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground bait
n
  1. bait scattered on the water to attract fish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground ball
n
  1. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground bass
n
  1. a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground beef
n
  1. beef that has been ground
    Synonym(s): ground beef, hamburger
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground beetle
n
  1. predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
    Synonym(s): ground beetle, carabid beetle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground cable
n
  1. a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground cedar
n
  1. a variety of club moss [syn: ground cedar, {staghorn moss}, Lycopodium complanatum]
  2. a procumbent variety of the common juniper
    Synonym(s): ground cedar, dwarf juniper, Juniperus communis depressa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground cherry
n
  1. any of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike husk; some cultivated for their flowers
    Synonym(s): ground cherry, husk tomato
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground cloth
n
  1. a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture
    Synonym(s): groundsheet, ground cloth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground control
n
  1. a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground- controlled approach to landing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground cover
n
  1. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
    Synonym(s): groundcover, ground cover
  2. small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
    Synonym(s): groundcover, ground cover
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground crew
n
  1. the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
    Synonym(s): ground crew, ground-service crew
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground effect
n
  1. apparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the ground
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground fir
n
  1. a variety of club moss [syn: ground fir, princess pine, tree clubmoss, Lycopodium obscurum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground fire
n
  1. a forest fire that burns the humus; may not appear on the surface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground floor
n
  1. the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
    Synonym(s): ground floor, first floor, ground level
  2. becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage); "he got in on the ground floor"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground forces
n
  1. a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
    Synonym(s): army, regular army, ground forces
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground glass
n
  1. glass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etching
  2. particulate glass made by grinding and used as an abrasive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground ivy
n
  1. trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta
    Synonym(s): ground ivy, alehoof, field balm, gill-over-the-ground, runaway robin, Glechoma hederaceae, Nepeta hederaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground level
n
  1. the height of the ground on which something stands; "the base of the tower was below grade"
    Synonym(s): grade, ground level
  2. the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
    Synonym(s): ground floor, first floor, ground level
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground loop
n
  1. a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground noise
n
  1. extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
    Synonym(s): background noise, ground noise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground out
v
  1. make an out by hitting the ball on the ground
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground pine
n
  1. any of several club mosses having long creeping stems and erect branches
    Synonym(s): ground pine, Christmas green
  2. low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
    Synonym(s): ground pine, yellow bugle, Ajuga chamaepitys
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground pink
n
  1. low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers
    Synonym(s): ground pink, fringed pink, moss pink, Linanthus dianthiflorus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground plan
n
  1. a floor plan for the ground level of a building
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground rattler
n
  1. small pygmy rattlesnake [syn: ground rattler, massasauga, Sistrurus miliaris]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground rent
n
  1. payment for the right to occupy and improve a piece of land
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground roller
n
  1. Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground rose
n
  1. low-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowers
    Synonym(s): ground rose, Rosa spithamaea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground rule
n
  1. (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground sloth
n
  1. gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
    Synonym(s): ground sloth, megathere
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground snake
n
  1. small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America
    Synonym(s): ground snake, Sonora semiannulata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground squirrel
n
  1. small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
    Synonym(s): eastern chipmunk, hackee, striped squirrel, ground squirrel, Tamias striatus
  2. any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds; often destroy crops
    Synonym(s): ground squirrel, gopher, spermophile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground state
n
  1. (physics) the lowest energy state of an atom or other particle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground stroke
n
  1. a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
    Antonym(s): volley
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground substance
n
  1. the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded [syn: matrix, intercellular substance, ground substance]
  2. the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
    Synonym(s): hyaloplasm, ground substance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground swell
n
  1. an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression; "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"
  2. a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
    Synonym(s): ground swell, heavy swell
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground tackle
n
  1. a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
    Synonym(s): anchor, ground tackle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground water
n
  1. underground water that is held in the soil and in pervious rocks
    Synonym(s): ground water, spring water, well water
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground wave
n
  1. a radio wave propagated on or near the earth's surface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground zero
n
  1. the target of a projectile (as a bomb or missile)
  2. the site of the World Trade Center before it was destroyed
  3. the point of detonation (or above or below) of a nuclear weapon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-berry
n
  1. small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia
    Synonym(s): native cranberry, groundberry, ground-berry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum
  2. creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell- shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
    Synonym(s): teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-controlled approach
n
  1. aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar
    Synonym(s): ground-controlled approach, GCA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-effect machine
n
  1. a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
    Synonym(s): hovercraft, ground- effect machine
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-emplaced mine
n
  1. an explosive mine hidden underground; explodes when stepped on or driven over
    Synonym(s): land mine, ground-emplaced mine, booby trap
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-floor
adj
  1. on the floor closest to level with the ground; "the ground-floor entrance is kept locked"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-hugging
adj
  1. of plants that grow relatively low to the ground [syn: low-growing, flat-growing, ground-hugging]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-service crew
n
  1. the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
    Synonym(s): ground crew, ground-service crew
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ground-shaker
n
  1. huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America
    Synonym(s): ground-shaker, seismosaur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundball
n
  1. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundberry
n
  1. small prostrate or ascending shrub having scarlet flowers and succulent fruit resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in genus Styphelia
    Synonym(s): native cranberry, groundberry, ground-berry, cranberry heath, Astroloma humifusum, Styphelia humifusum
  2. creeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell- shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oil
    Synonym(s): teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea, groundberry, ground-berry, creeping wintergreen, Gaultheria procumbens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundbreaker
n
  1. someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
    Synonym(s): pioneer, innovator, trailblazer, groundbreaker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundbreaking
adj
  1. being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before; "stylistically innovative works"; "innovative members of the artistic community"; "a mind so innovational, so original"
    Synonym(s): innovative, innovational, groundbreaking
n
  1. the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
    Synonym(s): groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundbreaking ceremony
n
  1. the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
    Synonym(s): groundbreaking, groundbreaking ceremony
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundcover
n
  1. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
    Synonym(s): groundcover, ground cover
  2. small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
    Synonym(s): groundcover, ground cover
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grounder
n
  1. (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground [syn: grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundfish
n
  1. fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
    Synonym(s): groundfish, bottom fish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundhog
n
  1. reddish brown North American marmot [syn: groundhog, woodchuck, Marmota monax]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Groundhog Day
n
  1. if the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter
    Synonym(s): Groundhog Day, February 2
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grounding
n
  1. education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
    Synonym(s): foundation, grounding
  2. fastening electrical equipment to earth
    Synonym(s): grounding, earthing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundkeeper
n
  1. someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
    Synonym(s): groundsman, groundskeeper, groundkeeper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundless
adj
  1. without a basis in reason or fact; "baseless gossip"; "the allegations proved groundless"; "idle fears"; "unfounded suspicions"; "unwarranted jealousy"
    Synonym(s): baseless, groundless, idle, unfounded, unwarranted, wild
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundlessness
n
  1. the quality of lacking substance or value; "the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized"
    Synonym(s): groundlessness, idleness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundling
n
  1. in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundmass
n
  1. (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundnut
n
  1. a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
    Synonym(s): groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa
  2. nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
    Synonym(s): groundnut, potato bean, wild bean
  3. pod of the peanut vine containing usually 2 nuts or seeds; `groundnut' and `monkey nut' are British terms
    Synonym(s): peanut, earthnut, goober, goober pea, groundnut, monkey nut
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundnut oil
n
  1. an oil from peanuts; used in cooking and making soap [syn: peanut oil, groundnut oil]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundnut vine
n
  1. a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
    Synonym(s): groundnut, groundnut vine, Indian potato, potato bean, wild bean, Apios americana, Apios tuberosa
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 WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundsel
n
  1. Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers [syn: groundsel, Senecio vulgaris]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundsel bush
n
  1. a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
    Synonym(s): groundsel tree, groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, Baccharis halimifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundsel tree
n
  1. a shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indies; fruit is surrounded with white plumelike hairy tufts
    Synonym(s): groundsel tree, groundsel bush, consumption weed, cotton-seed tree, Baccharis halimifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundsheet
n
  1. a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture
    Synonym(s): groundsheet, ground cloth
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundskeeper
n
  1. someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
    Synonym(s): groundsman, groundskeeper, groundkeeper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundsman
n
  1. someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
    Synonym(s): groundsman, groundskeeper, groundkeeper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundspeed
n
  1. the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundwater level
n
  1. underground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with water; "spring rains had raised the water table"
    Synonym(s): water table, water level, groundwater level
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
groundwork
n
  1. the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
    Synonym(s): basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone
  2. lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
    Synonym(s): foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure
  3. preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grummet
n
  1. fastener consisting of a metal ring for lining a small hole to permit the attachment of cords or lines
    Synonym(s): cringle, eyelet, loop, grommet, grummet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Grundyism
n
  1. excessive or affected modesty [syn: primness, prudishness, prudery, Grundyism]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grunt
n
  1. the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs [syn: grunt, oink]
  2. an unskilled or low-ranking soldier or other worker; "infantrymen in Vietnam were called grunts"; "he went from grunt to chairman in six years"
  3. medium-sized tropical marine food fishes that utter grunting sounds when caught
v
  1. issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise; "He grunted his reluctant approval"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grunt-hoot
v
  1. communicate by hooting and grunting, as of primates
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
grunter
n
  1. a person who grunts
  2. domestic swine
    Synonym(s): hog, pig, grunter, squealer, Sus scrofa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gruntle
v
  1. cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer"
    Synonym(s): pacify, lenify, conciliate, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle, gruntle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guarantee
n
  1. a written assurance that some product or service will be provided or will meet certain specifications
    Synonym(s): guarantee, warrant, warrantee, warranty
  2. an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"
  3. a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
    Synonym(s): guarantee, guaranty
v
  1. give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products"
    Synonym(s): guarantee, vouch
  2. make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"
    Synonym(s): guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure
  3. promise to do or accomplish; "guarantee to free the prisoners"
    Synonym(s): undertake, guarantee
  4. stand behind and guarantee the quality, accuracy, or condition of; "The dealer warrants all the cars he sells"; "I warrant this information"
    Synonym(s): guarantee, warrant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guarantor
n
  1. one who provides a warrant or guarantee to another [syn: guarantor, surety, warrantor, warranter]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
guaranty
n
  1. a collateral agreement to answer for the debt of another in case that person defaults
    Synonym(s): guarantee, guaranty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyrinidae
n
  1. whirligig beetles
    Synonym(s): Gyrinidae, family Gyrinidae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
gyromitra
n
  1. any fungus of the genus Gyromitra
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyromitra brunnea
n
  1. a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk
    Synonym(s): Gyromitra fastigiata, Gyromitra brunnea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyromitra californica
n
  1. a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a thick fluted stalk; found under conifers in California
    Synonym(s): Gyromitra californica, California false morel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyromitra esculenta
n
  1. a poisonous gyromitra; the surface of the fertile body is smooth at first and becomes progressively undulating and wrinkled (but never truly pitted); color varies from dull yellow to brown
    Synonym(s): Gyromitra esculenta, brain mushroom, beefsteak morel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyromitra fastigiata
n
  1. a lorchel with deep brownish red fertile part and white stalk
    Synonym(s): Gyromitra fastigiata, Gyromitra brunnea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyromitra gigas
n
  1. a gyromitra with a large irregular stalk and fertile part that is yellow to brown and wrinkled; has early fruiting time
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyromitra infula
n
  1. a poisonous fungus; saddle-shaped and dull yellow to brown fertile part is relatively even
    Synonym(s): Gyromitra infula, saddled-shaped false morel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gyromitra sphaerospora
n
  1. a gyromitra with a brown puffed up fertile part and a rosy pink fluted stalk and smooth round spores; found on hardwood slash east of the Great Plains
    Synonym(s): Gyromitra sphaerospora, round-spored gyromitra
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Goura \[d8]Gou"ra\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of
      the genus {Goura}, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent
      islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon ({Goura Victoria}) and the
      crowned pigeon ({G. coronata}) are among the beat known
      species.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gentian \Gen"tian\, n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana,
      fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its
      properties.] (Bot.)
      Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with
      opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
      usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
      Illust. of {Capsule}.
  
      Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
               Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
               their beauty, as the Alpine ({Gentiana verna},
               {Bavarica}, and {excisa}), and the American fringed
               gentians ({G. crinita} and {G. detonsa}). Several are
               used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of
               {Gentiana lutea}, the officinal gentian of the
               pharmacop[oe]ias.
  
      {Horse gentian}, fever root.
  
      {Yellow gentian} (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
            lutea}). See {Bitterwort}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swallow \Swal"low\, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin
      to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala,
      Dan. svale.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds
            of the family {Hirundinid[91]}, especially one of those
            species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have
            long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and
            gracefulness of their flight.
  
      Note: The most common North American species are the barn
               swallow (see under {Barn}), the cliff, or eaves,
               swallow (see under {Cliff}), the white-bellied, or
               tree, swallow ({Tachycineta bicolor}), and the bank
               swallow (see under {Bank}). The common European swallow
               ({Chelidon rustica}), and the window swallow, or martin
               ({Chelidon urbica}), are familiar species.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which
            resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the
            common American chimney swallow, or swift.
  
      3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope
            reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  
      {Swallow plover} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus {Glareola}, as
            {G. orientalis} of India; a pratincole.
  
      {Swallow shrike} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            East Indian and Asiatic birds of the family
            {Artamiid[91]}, allied to the shrikes but similar to
            swallows in appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike
            ({Artamus fuscus}) is common in India.
  
      {Swallow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus
            {Dic[91]um}. They are allied to the honeysuckers.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Garnet \Gar"net\, n. [OE. gernet, grenat, OF. grenet,grenat, F.
      grenat, LL. granatus, fr. L. granatum pomegranate, granatus
      having many grains or seeds, fr. granum grain, seed. So
      called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains
      or seeds of the pomegranate. See {Grain}, and cf. {Grenade},
      {Pomegranate}.] (Min.)
      A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in
      their constituents, but with the same crystallization
      (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical
      formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous,
      and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The
      dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms.
  
      Note: There are also white, green, yellow, brown, and black
               varieties. The garnet is a silicate, the bases being
               aluminia lime (grossularite, essonite, or cinnamon
               stone), or aluminia magnesia (pyrope), or aluminia iron
               (almandine), or aluminia manganese (spessartite), or
               iron lime (common garnet, melanite, allochroite), or
               chromium lime (ouvarovite, color emerald green). The
               transparent red varieties are used as gems. The garnet
               was, in part, the carbuncle of the ancients. Garnet is
               a very common mineral in gneiss and mica slate.
  
      {Garnet berry} (Bot.), the red currant; -- so called from its
            transparent red color.
  
      {Garnet brown} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff, produced as
            an explosive brown crystalline substance with a green or
            golden luster. It consists of the potassium salt of a
            complex cyanogen derivative of picric acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Garnet \Gar"net\, n. [Etymol. unknown.] (Naut.)
      A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out.
  
      {Clew garnet}. See under {Clew}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Garnet \Gar"net\, n. [OE. gernet, grenat, OF. grenet,grenat, F.
      grenat, LL. granatus, fr. L. granatum pomegranate, granatus
      having many grains or seeds, fr. granum grain, seed. So
      called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains
      or seeds of the pomegranate. See {Grain}, and cf. {Grenade},
      {Pomegranate}.] (Min.)
      A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in
      their constituents, but with the same crystallization
      (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical
      formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous,
      and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The
      dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms.
  
      Note: There are also white, green, yellow, brown, and black
               varieties. The garnet is a silicate, the bases being
               aluminia lime (grossularite, essonite, or cinnamon
               stone), or aluminia magnesia (pyrope), or aluminia iron
               (almandine), or aluminia manganese (spessartite), or
               iron lime (common garnet, melanite, allochroite), or
               chromium lime (ouvarovite, color emerald green). The
               transparent red varieties are used as gems. The garnet
               was, in part, the carbuncle of the ancients. Garnet is
               a very common mineral in gneiss and mica slate.
  
      {Garnet berry} (Bot.), the red currant; -- so called from its
            transparent red color.
  
      {Garnet brown} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff, produced as
            an explosive brown crystalline substance with a green or
            golden luster. It consists of the potassium salt of a
            complex cyanogen derivative of picric acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Garnet \Gar"net\, n. [OE. gernet, grenat, OF. grenet,grenat, F.
      grenat, LL. granatus, fr. L. granatum pomegranate, granatus
      having many grains or seeds, fr. granum grain, seed. So
      called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains
      or seeds of the pomegranate. See {Grain}, and cf. {Grenade},
      {Pomegranate}.] (Min.)
      A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in
      their constituents, but with the same crystallization
      (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical
      formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous,
      and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The
      dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms.
  
      Note: There are also white, green, yellow, brown, and black
               varieties. The garnet is a silicate, the bases being
               aluminia lime (grossularite, essonite, or cinnamon
               stone), or aluminia magnesia (pyrope), or aluminia iron
               (almandine), or aluminia manganese (spessartite), or
               iron lime (common garnet, melanite, allochroite), or
               chromium lime (ouvarovite, color emerald green). The
               transparent red varieties are used as gems. The garnet
               was, in part, the carbuncle of the ancients. Garnet is
               a very common mineral in gneiss and mica slate.
  
      {Garnet berry} (Bot.), the red currant; -- so called from its
            transparent red color.
  
      {Garnet brown} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff, produced as
            an explosive brown crystalline substance with a green or
            golden luster. It consists of the potassium salt of a
            complex cyanogen derivative of picric acid.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Garnetiferous \Gar`net*if"er*ous\, a. [1st garnet + -ferous.]
      (Min.)
      Containing garnets.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Garniture \Gar"ni*ture\, n. [F. garniture. See {Garnish}, v. t.]
      That which garnishes; ornamental appendage; embellishment;
      furniture; dress.
  
               The pomp of groves and garniture of fields. --Beattie.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gerant \Ge"rant\, n. [F. g[82]rant.]
      The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock
      association, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gerent \Ge"rent\, a. [L. gerens, p. pr. of gerere to bear,
      manage.]
      Bearing; carrying. [Obs.] --Bailey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Germ theory \Germ theory\
      1. (Biol.) The theory that living organisms can be produced
            only by the development of living germs. Cf. {Biogenesis},
            {Abiogenesis}.
  
      2. (Med.) The theory which attributes contagious and
            infectious diseases, suppurative lesions, etc., to the
            agency of germs. The science of bacteriology was developed
            after this theory had been established.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Germ \Germ\, n. [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis, sprout, but,
      germ. Cf. {Germen}, {Germane}.]
      1. (Biol.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the
            germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the
            earliest form under which an organism appears.
  
                     In the entire process in which a new being
                     originates . . . two distinct classes of action
                     participate; namely, the act of generation by which
                     the germ is produced; and the act of development, by
                     which that germ is evolved into the complete
                     organism.                                          --Carpenter.
  
      2. That from which anything springs; origin; first principle;
            as, the germ of civil liberty.
  
      {Disease germ} (Biol.), a name applied to certain tiny
            bacterial organisms or their spores, such as Anthrax
            bacillus and the {Micrococcus} of fowl cholera, which have
            been demonstrated to be the cause of certain diseases. See
            {Germ theory} (below).
  
      {Germ cell} (Biol.), the germ, egg, spore, or cell from which
            the plant or animal arises. At one time a part of the body
            of the parent, it finally becomes detached,and by a
            process of multiplication and growth gives rise to a mass
            of cells, which ultimately form a new individual like the
            parent. See {Ovum}.
  
      {Germ gland}. (Anat.) See {Gonad}.
  
      {Germ stock} (Zo[94]l.), a special process on which buds are
            developed in certain animals. See {Doliolum}.
  
      {Germ theory} (Biol.), the theory that living organisms can
            be produced only by the evolution or development of living
            germs or seeds. See {Biogenesis}, and {Abiogenesis}. As
            applied to the origin of disease, the theory claims that
            the zymotic diseases are due to the rapid development and
            multiplication of various bacteria, the germs or spores of
            which are either contained in the organism itself, or
            transferred through the air or water. See {Fermentation
            theory}.

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   Gerontocracy \Ger`on*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], an old man +
      [?] to rule.]
      Government by old men. [R.] --Gladstone.

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   Gerund \Ger"und\, n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry,
      perform. See {Gest} a deed, {Jest}.] (Lat. Gram.)
      1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases
            of the singular number, and governing cases like a
            participle.
  
      2. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and
            usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the
            {dative infinitive}; as, [bd]Ic h[91]bbe mete t[93]
            etanne[b8] (I have meat to eat.) In Modern English the
            name has been applied to verbal or participal nouns in
            -ing denoting a transitive action; e. g., by throwing a
            stone.

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   Gerundial \Ge*run"di*al\, a.
      Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use.

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   Gerundive \Ge*run"dive\, a. [L. gerundivus.]
      Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund;
      gerundial. -- n. (Lat. Gram.) The future passive participle;
      as, amandus, i. e., to be loved.

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   Gerundively \Ge*run"dive*ly\, adv.
      In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.

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   Girandole \Gir"an*dole\, n. [F. See {Gyrate}.]
      1. An ornamental branched candlestick.
  
      2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.
  
      3. (Pyrotechny) A kind of revolving firework.
  
      4. (Fort.) A series of chambers in defensive mines. --Farrow.

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   Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also
      {Girondin}.]

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   Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, n. [F. Girondiste.]
      A member of the moderate republican party formed in the
      French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so
      called because their leaders were deputies from the
      department of La Gironde.

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   Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also
      {Girondin}.]

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   Gournet \Gour"net\ (g[ucir]r"n[ecr]t), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A fish. See {Gurnet}.

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   Gurnard \Gur"nard\, Gurnet \Gur"net\n. [OF. gornal, gournal,
      gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead
      gurnard.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and
      allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed
      cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The
      name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins.
      [Written also {gournet}.]
  
      {Plyling gurnard}. See under {Flying}.

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   Gournet \Gour"net\ (g[ucir]r"n[ecr]t), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A fish. See {Gurnet}.

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   Gurnard \Gur"nard\, Gurnet \Gur"net\n. [OF. gornal, gournal,
      gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead
      gurnard.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and
      allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed
      cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The
      name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins.
      [Written also {gournet}.]
  
      {Plyling gurnard}. See under {Flying}.

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   Grahamite \Gra"ham*ite\, n. [See {Graham bread}.]
      One who follows the dietetic system of Graham. [U. S.]

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   Grain \Grain\, n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small
      kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n.,
      {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick-pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}]
      1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those
            plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.
  
      2. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food
            of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants
            themselves; -- used collectively.
  
                     Storehouses crammed with grain.         --Shak.
  
      3. Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.;
            hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of
            gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.
  
                     I . . . with a grain of manhood well resolved.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called
            because considered equal to the average of grains taken
            from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains
            constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the
            pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See {Gram.}
  
      5. A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes;
            hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson,
            scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent
            to {Tyrian purple}.
  
                     All in a robe of darkest grain.         --Milton.
  
                     Doing as the dyers do, who, having first dipped
                     their silks in colors of less value, then give' them
                     the last tincture of crimson in grain. --Quoted by
                                                                              Coleridge,
                                                                              preface to
                                                                              Aids to
                                                                              Reflection.
  
      6. The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement
            of the particles of any body which determines its
            comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble,
            sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.
  
                     Hard box, and linden of a softer grain. --Dryden.
  
      7. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in
            wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.
  
                     Knots, by the conflux of meeting sap, Infect the
                     sound pine and divert his grain Tortive and errant
                     from his course of growth.                  --Shak.
  
      8. The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any
            fibrous material.
  
      9. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on
            that side. --Knight.
  
      10. pl. The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or
            distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called {draff.}
  
      11. (Bot.) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in
            the common dock. See {Grained}, a., 4.
  
      12. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. [Obs.]
  
                     Brothers . . . not united in grain.   --Hayward.
  
      13. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. [Obs.]
  
                     He cheweth grain and licorice, To smellen sweet.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      {Against the grain}, against or across the direction of the
            fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes;
            unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty.
            --Swift.--Saintsbury.
  
      {A grain of allowance}, a slight indulgence or latitude a
            small allowance.
  
      {Grain binder}, an attachment to a harvester for binding the
            grain into sheaves.
  
      {Grain colors}, dyes made from the coccus or kermes in sect.
           
  
      {Grain leather}.
            (a) Dressed horse hides.
            (b) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side
                  for women's shoes, etc.
  
      {Grain moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small moths, of the
            family {Tineid[91]} (as {Tinea granella} and {Butalis
            cerealella}), whose larv[91] devour grain in storehouses.
           
  
      {Grain side} (Leather), the side of a skin or hide from which
            the hair has been removed; -- opposed to {flesh side.}
  
      {Grains of paradise}, the seeds of a species of amomum.
  
      {grain tin}, crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with
            charcoal.
  
      {Grain weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small red weevil (Sitophilus
            granarius), which destroys stored wheat and othar grain,
            by eating out the interior.
  
      {Grain worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the grain moth. See
            {grain moth}, above.
  
      {In grain}, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate;
            genuine. [bd]Anguish in grain.[b8] --Herbert.
  
      {To dye in grain}, to dye of a fast color by means of the
            coccus or kermes grain [see {Grain}, n., 5]; hence, to dye
            firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material.
            See under {Dye.}
  
                     The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce
                     crimson dyed in grain.                        --Spenser.
  
      {To go against the grain of} (a person), to be repugnant to;
            to vex, irritate, mortify, or trouble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tin \Tin\, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel.
      & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.]
      1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the
            mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white
            crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but
            brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air,
            and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from
            rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the
            reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze,
            speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are
            designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum).
            Atomic weight 117.4.
  
      2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.
  
      3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
  
      {Block tin} (Metal.), commercial tin, cast into blocks, and
            partially refined, but containing small quantities of
            various impurities, as copper, lead, iron, arsenic, etc.;
            solid tin as distinguished from tin plate; -- called also
            {bar tin}.
  
      {Butter of tin}. (Old Chem.) See {Fuming liquor of Libavius},
            under {Fuming}.
  
      {Grain tin}. (Metal.) See under {Grain}.
  
      {Salt of tin} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, especially so
            called when used as a mordant.
  
      {Stream tin}. See under {Stream}.
  
      {Tin cry} (Chem.), the peculiar creaking noise made when a
            bar of tin is bent. It is produced by the grating of the
            crystal granules on each other.
  
      {Tin foil}, tin reduced to a thin leaf.
  
      {Tin frame} (Mining), a kind of buddle used in washing tin
            ore.
  
      {Tin liquor}, {Tin mordant} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, used
            as a mordant in dyeing and calico printing.
  
      {Tin penny}, a customary duty in England, formerly paid to
            tithingmen for liberty to dig in tin mines. [Obs.]
            --Bailey.
  
      {Tin plate}, thin sheet iron coated with tin.
  
      {Tin pyrites}. See {Stannite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grain \Grain\, n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small
      kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n.,
      {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick-pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}]
      1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those
            plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.
  
      2. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food
            of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants
            themselves; -- used collectively.
  
                     Storehouses crammed with grain.         --Shak.
  
      3. Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.;
            hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of
            gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.
  
                     I . . . with a grain of manhood well resolved.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called
            because considered equal to the average of grains taken
            from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains
            constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the
            pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See {Gram.}
  
      5. A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes;
            hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson,
            scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent
            to {Tyrian purple}.
  
                     All in a robe of darkest grain.         --Milton.
  
                     Doing as the dyers do, who, having first dipped
                     their silks in colors of less value, then give' them
                     the last tincture of crimson in grain. --Quoted by
                                                                              Coleridge,
                                                                              preface to
                                                                              Aids to
                                                                              Reflection.
  
      6. The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement
            of the particles of any body which determines its
            comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble,
            sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.
  
                     Hard box, and linden of a softer grain. --Dryden.
  
      7. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in
            wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.
  
                     Knots, by the conflux of meeting sap, Infect the
                     sound pine and divert his grain Tortive and errant
                     from his course of growth.                  --Shak.
  
      8. The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any
            fibrous material.
  
      9. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on
            that side. --Knight.
  
      10. pl. The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or
            distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called {draff.}
  
      11. (Bot.) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in
            the common dock. See {Grained}, a., 4.
  
      12. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. [Obs.]
  
                     Brothers . . . not united in grain.   --Hayward.
  
      13. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. [Obs.]
  
                     He cheweth grain and licorice, To smellen sweet.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      {Against the grain}, against or across the direction of the
            fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes;
            unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty.
            --Swift.--Saintsbury.
  
      {A grain of allowance}, a slight indulgence or latitude a
            small allowance.
  
      {Grain binder}, an attachment to a harvester for binding the
            grain into sheaves.
  
      {Grain colors}, dyes made from the coccus or kermes in sect.
           
  
      {Grain leather}.
            (a) Dressed horse hides.
            (b) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side
                  for women's shoes, etc.
  
      {Grain moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small moths, of the
            family {Tineid[91]} (as {Tinea granella} and {Butalis
            cerealella}), whose larv[91] devour grain in storehouses.
           
  
      {Grain side} (Leather), the side of a skin or hide from which
            the hair has been removed; -- opposed to {flesh side.}
  
      {Grains of paradise}, the seeds of a species of amomum.
  
      {grain tin}, crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with
            charcoal.
  
      {Grain weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small red weevil (Sitophilus
            granarius), which destroys stored wheat and othar grain,
            by eating out the interior.
  
      {Grain worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the grain moth. See
            {grain moth}, above.
  
      {In grain}, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate;
            genuine. [bd]Anguish in grain.[b8] --Herbert.
  
      {To dye in grain}, to dye of a fast color by means of the
            coccus or kermes grain [see {Grain}, n., 5]; hence, to dye
            firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material.
            See under {Dye.}
  
                     The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce
                     crimson dyed in grain.                        --Spenser.
  
      {To go against the grain of} (a person), to be repugnant to;
            to vex, irritate, mortify, or trouble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tin \Tin\, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel.
      & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.]
      1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the
            mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white
            crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but
            brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air,
            and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from
            rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the
            reflective surface of mirrors, and in solder, bronze,
            speculum metal, and other alloys. Its compounds are
            designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol Sn (Stannum).
            Atomic weight 117.4.
  
      2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.
  
      3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.
  
      {Block tin} (Metal.), commercial tin, cast into blocks, and
            partially refined, but containing small quantities of
            various impurities, as copper, lead, iron, arsenic, etc.;
            solid tin as distinguished from tin plate; -- called also
            {bar tin}.
  
      {Butter of tin}. (Old Chem.) See {Fuming liquor of Libavius},
            under {Fuming}.
  
      {Grain tin}. (Metal.) See under {Grain}.
  
      {Salt of tin} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, especially so
            called when used as a mordant.
  
      {Stream tin}. See under {Stream}.
  
      {Tin cry} (Chem.), the peculiar creaking noise made when a
            bar of tin is bent. It is produced by the grating of the
            crystal granules on each other.
  
      {Tin foil}, tin reduced to a thin leaf.
  
      {Tin frame} (Mining), a kind of buddle used in washing tin
            ore.
  
      {Tin liquor}, {Tin mordant} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, used
            as a mordant in dyeing and calico printing.
  
      {Tin penny}, a customary duty in England, formerly paid to
            tithingmen for liberty to dig in tin mines. [Obs.]
            --Bailey.
  
      {Tin plate}, thin sheet iron coated with tin.
  
      {Tin pyrites}. See {Stannite}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grain \Grain\, n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed, small
      kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner}, n.,
      {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick-pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}]
      1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those
            plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.
  
      2. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food
            of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants
            themselves; -- used collectively.
  
                     Storehouses crammed with grain.         --Shak.
  
      3. Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.;
            hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of
            gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.
  
                     I . . . with a grain of manhood well resolved.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      4. The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called
            because considered equal to the average of grains taken
            from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains
            constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the
            pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See {Gram.}
  
      5. A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes;
            hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson,
            scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent
            to {Tyrian purple}.
  
                     All in a robe of darkest grain.         --Milton.
  
                     Doing as the dyers do, who, having first dipped
                     their silks in colors of less value, then give' them
                     the last tincture of crimson in grain. --Quoted by
                                                                              Coleridge,
                                                                              preface to
                                                                              Aids to
                                                                              Reflection.
  
      6. The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement
            of the particles of any body which determines its
            comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble,
            sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.
  
                     Hard box, and linden of a softer grain. --Dryden.
  
      7. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in
            wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.
  
                     Knots, by the conflux of meeting sap, Infect the
                     sound pine and divert his grain Tortive and errant
                     from his course of growth.                  --Shak.
  
      8. The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any
            fibrous material.
  
      9. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on
            that side. --Knight.
  
      10. pl. The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or
            distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called {draff.}
  
      11. (Bot.) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in
            the common dock. See {Grained}, a., 4.
  
      12. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. [Obs.]
  
                     Brothers . . . not united in grain.   --Hayward.
  
      13. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. [Obs.]
  
                     He cheweth grain and licorice, To smellen sweet.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
      {Against the grain}, against or across the direction of the
            fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes;
            unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty.
            --Swift.--Saintsbury.
  
      {A grain of allowance}, a slight indulgence or latitude a
            small allowance.
  
      {Grain binder}, an attachment to a harvester for binding the
            grain into sheaves.
  
      {Grain colors}, dyes made from the coccus or kermes in sect.
           
  
      {Grain leather}.
            (a) Dressed horse hides.
            (b) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side
                  for women's shoes, etc.
  
      {Grain moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small moths, of the
            family {Tineid[91]} (as {Tinea granella} and {Butalis
            cerealella}), whose larv[91] devour grain in storehouses.
           
  
      {Grain side} (Leather), the side of a skin or hide from which
            the hair has been removed; -- opposed to {flesh side.}
  
      {Grains of paradise}, the seeds of a species of amomum.
  
      {grain tin}, crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with
            charcoal.
  
      {Grain weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small red weevil (Sitophilus
            granarius), which destroys stored wheat and othar grain,
            by eating out the interior.
  
      {Grain worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the grain moth. See
            {grain moth}, above.
  
      {In grain}, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate;
            genuine. [bd]Anguish in grain.[b8] --Herbert.
  
      {To dye in grain}, to dye of a fast color by means of the
            coccus or kermes grain [see {Grain}, n., 5]; hence, to dye
            firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material.
            See under {Dye.}
  
                     The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . . Likce
                     crimson dyed in grain.                        --Spenser.
  
      {To go against the grain of} (a person), to be repugnant to;
            to vex, irritate, mortify, or trouble.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grained \Grained\, a.
      1. Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains;
            showing the grain; hence, rough.
  
      2. Dyed in grain; ingrained.
  
                     Persons lightly dipped, not grained, in generous
                     honesty, are but pale in goodness.      --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.
  
      3. Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood,
            marble, etc.
  
      4. (Bot.) Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the
            petals or sepals of some flowers.

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   Grain \Grain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grained}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Graining.}]
      1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.
  
      2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.
  
      3. To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the
            grain of (leather, etc.).

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   Gram \Gram\, Gramme \Gramme\, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that
      which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write.
      See {Graphic.}]
      The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to
      be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a
      vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum
      density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See {Grain}, n., 4.
  
      {Gram degree}, [or] {Gramme degree} (Physics), a unit of
            heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the
            temperature of one gram of pure water one degree
            centigrade.
  
      {Gram equivalent} (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal
            which will replace one gram of hydrogen.

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   Grammates \Gram"mates\, n. pl. [From Gr. [?] letters, written
      rules.]
      Rudiments; first principles, as of grammar. [Obs.] --Ford.

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   Grammatic \Gram*mat"ic\, a.
      Grammatical.

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   Grammatical \Gram*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. grammaticus, grammaticalis;
      Gr. [?] skilled in grammar, knowing one's letters, from [?] a
      letter: cf. F. grammatical. See {Grammar}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as,
            a grammatical rule.
  
      2. According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct;
            as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is
            not grammatical. --{Gram*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
            {Gram*mat"ic*al*ness}, n.

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   Grammatical \Gram*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. grammaticus, grammaticalis;
      Gr. [?] skilled in grammar, knowing one's letters, from [?] a
      letter: cf. F. grammatical. See {Grammar}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as,
            a grammatical rule.
  
      2. According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct;
            as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is
            not grammatical. --{Gram*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
            {Gram*mat"ic*al*ness}, n.

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   Grammatical \Gram*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. grammaticus, grammaticalis;
      Gr. [?] skilled in grammar, knowing one's letters, from [?] a
      letter: cf. F. grammatical. See {Grammar}.]
      1. Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as,
            a grammatical rule.
  
      2. According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct;
            as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is
            not grammatical. --{Gram*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --
            {Gram*mat"ic*al*ness}, n.

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   Grammaticaster \Gram*mat"icas"ter\, n. [LL.]
      A petty grammarian; a grammatical pedant or pretender.
  
               My noble Neophite, my little grammaticaster. --B.
                                                                              Jonson.

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   Grammatication \Gram*mat"i*ca"tion\, n.
      A principle of grammar; a grammatical rule. [Obs.]
      --Dalgarno.

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   Grammaticism \Gram*mat"i*cism\, n.
      A point or principle of grammar. --Abp. Leighton.

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   Grammaticize \Gram*mat"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Grammaticized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grammaticizing}.]
      To render grammatical. --Fuller.

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   Grammaticize \Gram*mat"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Grammaticized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grammaticizing}.]
      To render grammatical. --Fuller.

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   Grammaticize \Gram*mat"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
      {Grammaticized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grammaticizing}.]
      To render grammatical. --Fuller.

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   Grammatist \Gram"ma*tist\, n. [L. grammatista schoolmaster, Gr.
      [?], from [?] to teach the letters, to be a scribe: cf. F.
      grammatiste. See {Grammatical}.]
      A petty grammarian. [R] --Tooke.

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   Gram \Gram\, Gramme \Gramme\, n. [F. gramme, from Gr. ? that
      which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr. ? to write.
      See {Graphic.}]
      The unit of weight in the metric system. It was intended to
      be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the weight in a
      vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at its maximum
      density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See {Grain}, n., 4.
  
      {Gram degree}, [or] {Gramme degree} (Physics), a unit of
            heat, being the amount of heat necessary to raise the
            temperature of one gram of pure water one degree
            centigrade.
  
      {Gram equivalent} (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal
            which will replace one gram of hydrogen.

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   Granade \Gra*nade"\, Granado \Gra*na"do\, n.
      See {Grenade}.

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   Granade \Gra*nade"\, Granado \Gra*na"do\, n.
      See {Grenade}.

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   Granate \Gran"ate\, n.
      See {Garnet}.

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   Granatin \Gra*na"tin\, n. [L. granatum the pomegranate.] (Chem.)
      Mannite; -- so called because found in the pomegranate.

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   Staurolite \Stau"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] a cross + -lite.] (Min.)
      A mineral of a brown to black color occurring in prismatic
      crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a
      cross. It is a silicate of aluminia and iron, and is
      generally found imbedded in mica schist. Called also
      {granatite}, and {grenatite}.

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   Granatite \Gran"a*tite\, n.
      See {Staurolite}.

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   Staurolite \Stau"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] a cross + -lite.] (Min.)
      A mineral of a brown to black color occurring in prismatic
      crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a
      cross. It is a silicate of aluminia and iron, and is
      generally found imbedded in mica schist. Called also
      {granatite}, and {grenatite}.

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   Granatite \Gran"a*tite\, n.
      See {Staurolite}.

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   Mogul \Mo*gul"\, n. [From the Mongolian.]
      1. A person of the Mongolian race.
  
      2. (Railroad) A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having
            three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled
            truck.
  
      {Great}, [or] {Grand}, {Mogul}, the sovereign of the empire
            founded in Hindostan by the Mongols under Baber in the
            sixteenth century. Hence, a very important personage; a
            lord; -- sometimes only {mogul}.

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   Climacteric \Cli*mac"ter*ic\, n.
      1. A period in human life in which some great change is
            supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical
            periods are thought by some to be the years produced by
            multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to
            which others add the 81st year.
  
      2. Any critical period.
  
                     It is your lot, as it was mine, to live during one
                     of the grand climacterics of the world. --Southey.
  
      {Grand} [or] {Great climacteric}, the sixty-third year of
            human life.
  
                     I should hardly yield my rigid fibers to be
                     regenerated by them; nor begin, in my grand
                     climacteric, to squall in their new accents, or to
                     stammer, in my second cradle, the elemental sounds
                     of their barbarous metaphysics.         --Burke.

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   Grand \Grand\, a. [Compar. {Grander}; superl. {Grandest}.] [OE.
      grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh.
      akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.]
      1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
            relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
            mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. [bd]Our grand
            foe, Satan.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand
                     commission.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
            impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
            persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
            (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
            grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
  
                     They are the highest models of expression, the
                     unapproached masters of the grand style. --M.
                                                                              Arnold.
  
      3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
            than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
            lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
  
      4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
            parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
            as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
  
                     What cause Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy
                     state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From
                     their Creator.                                    --Milton.
  
      {Grand action}, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
            which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
            action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
           
  
      {Grand Army of the Republic}, an organized voluntary
            association of men who served in the Union army or navy
            during the civil war in the United States. The order has
            chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.

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   Grand \Grand\, a. [Compar. {Grander}; superl. {Grandest}.] [OE.
      grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh.
      akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.]
      1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
            relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
            mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. [bd]Our grand
            foe, Satan.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand
                     commission.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
            impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
            persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
            (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
            grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
  
                     They are the highest models of expression, the
                     unapproached masters of the grand style. --M.
                                                                              Arnold.
  
      3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
            than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
            lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
  
      4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
            parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
            as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
  
                     What cause Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy
                     state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From
                     their Creator.                                    --Milton.
  
      {Grand action}, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
            which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
            action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
           
  
      {Grand Army of the Republic}, an organized voluntary
            association of men who served in the Union army or navy
            during the civil war in the United States. The order has
            chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.

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   Grand \Grand\, a. [Compar. {Grander}; superl. {Grandest}.] [OE.
      grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh.
      akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.]
      1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
            relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
            mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. [bd]Our grand
            foe, Satan.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand
                     commission.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
            impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
            persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
            (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
            grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
  
                     They are the highest models of expression, the
                     unapproached masters of the grand style. --M.
                                                                              Arnold.
  
      3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
            than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
            lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
  
      4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
            parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
            as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
  
                     What cause Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy
                     state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From
                     their Creator.                                    --Milton.
  
      {Grand action}, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
            which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
            action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
           
  
      {Grand Army of the Republic}, an organized voluntary
            association of men who served in the Union army or navy
            during the civil war in the United States. The order has
            chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.

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   Chop \Chop\, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[be]p stamp, brand.]
      1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
  
      2. A permit or clearance.
  
      {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity.
           
  
      {chop of tea}, a number of boxes of the same make and quality
            of leaf.
  
      {Chowchow chop}. See under {Chowchow}.
  
      {Grand chop}, a ship's port clearance. --S. W. Williams.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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   Galago \Ga*la"go\, n.; pl. {Galagos}. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.
  
      Note: The {grand galago} ({Galago crassicaudata}) is about
               the size of a cat; the {mouse galago} ({G. murinus})is
               about the size of a mouse.

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   Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf.
      OHG. wart, marto, one who watches, mata a watching, Goth.
      wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.]
      1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger,
            exposure, or attack; defense; protection.
  
                     His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a
            person or position; a watch; a sentinel.
  
                     The guard which kept the door of the king's house.
                                                                              --Kings xiv.
                                                                              27.
  
      3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a
            conductor. [Eng.]
  
      4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure
            against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as:
            (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.
            (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a
                  garment.
            (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person
                  or dress.
            (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a
                  vessel.
            (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull;
                  esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of
                  strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond
                  the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft
                  against collision.
            (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock
                  frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a
                  bow, to protect the trigger.
            (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in
                  a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when
                  filled.
  
      5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber
            exercise.
  
      6. An expression or admission intended to secure against
            objections or censure.
  
                     They have expressed themselves with as few guards
                     and restrictions as I.                        --Atterbury.
  
      7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.
  
      8. (Zo[94]l.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone
            of the Belemnites.
  
      Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as,
               guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard
               duty.
  
      {Advanced guard}, {Coast guard}, etc. See under {Advanced},
            {Coast}, etc.
  
      {Grand guard} (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line
            belonging to a system of advance posts of an army.
            --Mahan.
  
      {Guard boat}.
            (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war
                  in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good
                  lookout.
            (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the
                  observance of quarantine regulations.
  
      {Guard cells} (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they
            are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.
  
      {Guard chamber}, a guardroom.
  
      {Guard detail} (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc.,
            detailed for guard duty.
  
      {Guard duty} (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc.,
            performed by a sentinel or sentinels.
  
      {Guard lock} (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or
            basin.
  
      {Guard of honor} (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to
            accompany eminent persons.
  
      {Guard rail} (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a
            main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard
            against derailment.
  
      {Guard ship}, a war vessel appointed to superintend the
            marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English
            service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed
            among their respective ships.
  
      {Life guard} (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the
            person of a prince or high officer.
  
      {Off one's guard}, in a careless state; inattentive;
            unsuspicious of danger.
  
      {On guard}, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as
            a guard or sentinel; watching.
  
      {On one's guard}, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.
  
      {To mount guard} (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or
            sentinel.
  
      {To run the guard}, to pass the watch or sentinel without
            leave.
  
      Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort;
               care; attention; watch; heed.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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   Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE.
      larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired
      servant; cf. Gr. ([?]) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law)
      The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with
      intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.
      {Embezzlement}.
  
      {Grand larceny} [and] {Petit larceny are} distinctions having
            reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.
            They are abolished in England.
  
      {Mixed}, [or] {Compound, larceny}, that which, under statute,
            includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a building
            or the person.
  
      {Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any
            aggravating circumstances.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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   Grand mercy \Grand" mer"cy\
      See {Gramercy}. [Obs.]

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Pensionaries}. [Cf. F.
      pensionnaire. Cf. {Pensioner}.]
      1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.
  
      2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}, the title of the prime minister, or or
            president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft
      (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte
      strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.)
      A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the
      harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated
      length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by
      keys.
  
      {Dumb piano}. See {Digitorium}.
  
      {Grand piano}. See under {Grand}.
  
      {Square piano}, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong
            case.
  
      {Upright piano}, one with an upright frame and vertical
            wires.

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

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   Seignior \Seign"ior\, n. [OF. seignor, F. seigneur, cf. It.
      signore, Sp. se[a4]or from an objective case of L. senier
      elder. See {Senior}.]
      1. A lord; the lord of a manor.
  
      2. A title of honor or of address in the South of Europe,
            corresponding to Sir or Mr. in English.
  
      {Grand Seignior}, the sultan of Turkey.

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

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   Sergeanty \Ser"geant*y\, n. [Cf. OF. sergentie, LL. sergentia.
      See {Sergeant}.] (Eng. Law)
      Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service
      not due to any lord, but to the king only. [Written also
      {serjeanty}.]
  
      {Grand sergeanty}, a particular kind of tenure by which the
            tenant was bound to do some special honorary service to
            the king in person, as to carry his banner, his sword, or
            the like. --Tomlins. --Cowell. --Blackstone.
  
      {Petit sergeanty}. See under {Petit}.

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   Slam \Slam\, n. (Card Playing)
      Winning all the tricks of a deal (called, in bridge,
  
      {grand slam}, the winning of all but one of the thirteen
            tricks being called
  
      {a little slam}).

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

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   Vizier \Viz"ier\, n. [Ar. wez[c6]r, waz[c6]r, properly, a bearer
      of burdens, a porter, from wazara to bear a burden: cf. F.
      vizir, visir. Cf. {Alguazil}.]
      A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and
      other Oriental countries. [Written also {visier}, {vizir},
      and {vizer}.]
  
      {Grand vizier}, the chief minister of the Turkish empire; --
            called also {vizier-azem}.

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      {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.
  
      {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.
  
      {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in
            which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,
            increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced
            in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of
            the instrument.
  
      {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.
  
      {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.
  
      {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for
            spectators, at a, race course, etc.
  
      {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical
            delegate in France.
  
      {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.
  
      Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;
               stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.
  
      Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to
                  objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the
                  mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent
                  is applied to anything which is imposing from its
                  splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and
                  elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied
                  landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is
                  sublime. [bd]Grandeur admits of degrees and
                  modifications; but magnificence is that which has
                  already reached the highest degree of superiority
                  naturally belonging to the object in question.[b8]
                  --Crabb.

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   Grandam \Gran"dam\, n. [F. grande, fem. of grand + dame. See
      {Grand}, and {Dame}.]
      An old woman; specifically, a grandmother. --Shak.

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   Grandaunt \Grand"aunt"\, n. [Cf. F. grand'tante.]
      The aunt of one's father or mother.

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   Grandchild \Grand"child"\, n.
      A son's or daughter's child; a child in the second degree of
      descent.

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   Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[ecr]f"[usl]; in England n[ecr]v"[usl]; 277),
      n. [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L.
      nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel.
      nefi a kinsman, gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr.
      nep[be]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. {Niece},
      {Nepotism}.]
      1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.
            [Obs.]
  
                     But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver.
                     {grandchildren}].                              --1 Tim. v. 4.
  
                     If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker
                     to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer.
                                                                              Taylor.
  
      2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
      3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law
            or sister-in-law. --Chaucer.

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   Granddaughter \Grand"daugh"ter\, n.
      The daughter of one's son or daughter.

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   Grand-ducal \Grand"-du"cal\, a.
      Of or pertaining to a grand duke. --H. James.

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   Grandee \Gran*dee"\, n. [Sp. grande. See {Grand}.]
      A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a
      nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's
      presence.

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   Grandeeship \Gran*dee"ship\, n.
      The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. --H. Swinburne.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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   Grand \Grand\, a. [Compar. {Grander}; superl. {Grandest}.] [OE.
      grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh.
      akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.]
      1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
            relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
            mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. [bd]Our grand
            foe, Satan.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand
                     commission.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
            impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
            persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
            (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
            grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
  
                     They are the highest models of expression, the
                     unapproached masters of the grand style. --M.
                                                                              Arnold.
  
      3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
            than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
            lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
  
      4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
            parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
            as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
  
                     What cause Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy
                     state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From
                     their Creator.                                    --Milton.
  
      {Grand action}, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
            which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
            action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
           
  
      {Grand Army of the Republic}, an organized voluntary
            association of men who served in the Union army or navy
            during the civil war in the United States. The order has
            chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.

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   Grand \Grand\, a. [Compar. {Grander}; superl. {Grandest}.] [OE.
      grant, grount, OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh.
      akin to gravis heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.]
      1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,
            relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand
            mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. [bd]Our grand
            foe, Satan.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     Making so bold . . . to unseal Their grand
                     commission.                                       --Shak.
  
      2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or
            impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of
            persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime
            (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a
            grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.
  
                     They are the highest models of expression, the
                     unapproached masters of the grand style. --M.
                                                                              Arnold.
  
      3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance
            than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand
            lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.
  
      4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of
            parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;
            as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.
  
                     What cause Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy
                     state, Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off From
                     their Creator.                                    --Milton.
  
      {Grand action}, a pianoforte action, used in grand pianos, in
            which special devices are employed to obtain perfect
            action of the hammer in striking and leaving the string.
           
  
      {Grand Army of the Republic}, an organized voluntary
            association of men who served in the Union army or navy
            during the civil war in the United States. The order has
            chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.

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   Grandeur \Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr. grand. See {Grand}.]
      The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness;
      splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity;
      elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.
  
               Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show Of luxury . .
               . allure mine eye.                                 --Milton.
  
      Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness.
               See {Sublimity}.

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   Grandevity \Gran*dev"i*ty\, n. [L. grandaevitas.]
      Great age; long life. [Obs.] --Glanvill.

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   Grandevous \Gran*de"vous\, a. [L. grandaevus; grandig grand+
      aevum lifetime, age.]
      Of great age; aged; longlived. [R.] --Bailey.

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   Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n.
      A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree
      above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
  
      {Grandfather longlegs}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}.

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   Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n.
      A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree
      above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
  
      {Grandfather longlegs}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}.

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   Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
      1. (Zo[94]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and
            allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long
            legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and
            {grandfather longlegs}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous
            insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with
            slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane
            fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.

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   Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n.
      A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree
      above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
  
      {Grandfather longlegs}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Daddy longlegs}.

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   Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\
      1. (Zo[94]l.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and
            allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long
            legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and
            {grandfather longlegs}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A name applied to many species of dipterous
            insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with
            slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane
            fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.

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   Grandfatherly \Grand"fa"ther*ly\, a.
      Like a grandfather in age or manner; kind; benignant;
      indulgent.
  
               He was a grandfatherly sort of personage. --Hawthorne.

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      {Grand cross}.
            (a) The highest rank of knighthood in the Order of the
                  Bath.
            (b) A knight grand cross.
  
      {Grand cordon}, the cordon or broad ribbon, identified with
            the highest grade in certain honorary orders; hence, a
            person who holds that grade.
  
      {Grand days} (Eng. Law), certain days in the terms which are
            observed as holidays in the inns of court and chancery
            (Candlemas, Ascension, St. John Baptist's, and All Saints'
            Days); called also {Dies non juridici}.
  
      {Grand duchess}.
            (a) The wife or widow of a grand duke.
            (b) A lady having the sovereignty of a duchy in her own
                  right.
            (c) In Russia, a daughter of the Czar.
  
      {Grand duke}.
            (a) A sovereign duke, inferior in rank to a king; as, the
                  Grand Duke of Tuscany.
            (b) In Russia, a son of the Czar.
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The European great horned owl or eagle owl
                  ({Bubo maximas}).
  
      {Grand-guard}, [or] {Grandegarde}, a piece of plate armor
            used in tournaments as an extra protection for the left
            shoulder and breast.
  
      {Grand juror}, a member of a grand jury.
  
      {Grand jury} (Law), a jury of not less than twelve men, and
            not more than twenty-three, whose duty it is, in private
            session, to examine into accusations against persons
            charged with crime, and if they see just cause, then to
            find bills of indictment against them, to be presented to
            the court; -- called also {grand inquest}.
  
      {Grand juryman}, a grand juror.
  
      {Grand larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.
  
      {Grand lodge}, the chief lodge, or governing body, among
            Freemasons and other secret orders.
  
      {Grand master}.
            (a) The head of one of the military orders of knighthood,
                  as the Templars, Hospitallers, etc.
            (b) The head of the order of Freemasons or of Good
                  Templars, etc.

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   Grandific \Gran*dif"ic\, a. [L. grandificus; grandis grand +
      facere to make.]
      Making great. [R.] --Bailey.

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   Grandiloquence \Gran*dil"o*quence\, n.
      The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a
      bad sense.
  
               The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. --Thackeray,

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   Grandiloquent \Gran*dil"o*quent\, a. [L. grandis grand + logui
      to speak.]
      Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.

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   Grandiloquous \Gran*dil"o*quous\, a. [L. grandiloquus; grandis
      grand + loqui to apeak.]
      Grandiloquent.

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   Grandinous \Gran"di*nous\, a. [L. grandinosus, fr. qrando,
      grandinis, hail.]
      Consisting of hail; abounding in hail. [R.] --Bailey.

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   Grandiose \Gran"di*ose"\, a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See
      {Grand}.]
      1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid;
            striking; -- in a good sense.
  
                     The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept
                     down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of
                     the whole.                                          --M. Arnold.
  
                     The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C.
                                                                              Kingsley.
  
      2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor;
            flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a
            grandiose style.

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   Grandiosity \Gran"di*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. grandiosit[82], It.
      grandiosit[85].]
      The state or quality of being grandiose,

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   Grandity \Grand"i*ty\, n. [L. granditas: cf. OF. granit[82]. See
      {Grand}.]
      Grandness. [Obs.] --Camden.

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   Grandly \Grand"ly\, adv.
      In a grand manner.

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   Grandma \Grand"ma"\, Grandmamma \Grand"mam*ma"\, n.
      A grandmother.

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   Grandma \Grand"ma"\, Grandmamma \Grand"mam*ma"\, n.
      A grandmother.

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   Grandmother \Grand"moth"er\, n.
      The mother of one's father or mother.

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   Grandmotherly \Grand"moth"er*ly\, a.
      Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent.

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   Grandnephew \Grand"neph"ew\, n.
      The grandson of one's brother or sister.

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   Grandness \Grand"ness\, n.
      Grandeur. --Wollaston.

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   Grandniece \Grand"niece"\, n.
      The granddaughter of one's brother or sister.

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   Grandpa \Grand"pa"\, Grandpapa \Grand"pa*pa"\, n.
      A grandfather.

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   Grandpa \Grand"pa"\, Grandpapa \Grand"pa*pa"\, n.
      A grandfather.

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   Grandsire \Grand"sire"\, n. [OF. grantsire. See {Grand}, and
      {Sire}.]
      Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.

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   Grandson \Grand"son"\, n.
      A son's or daughter's son.

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   Granduncle \Grand"un"cle\, n. [Cf. F. grand-oncle.]
      A father's or mother's uncle.

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   Syenite \Sy"e*nite\, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
      Gr. [?].] (Min.)
      (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
            feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
            and now called {granite}.
      (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
            orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
            accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
            contains nephelite (el[91]olite) or leucite, and is then
            called {nephelite (el[91]olite) syenite} or {leucite
            syenite}.

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   Granite \Gran"ite\, n. [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p.
      of granire to make grainy, fr. L. granum grain; cf. F.
      granit. See {Grain}.] (Geol.)
      A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar,
      and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red
      color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in
      planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose
      structure.
  
      Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also
               the {Note} under {Mica}.

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   Syenite \Sy"e*nite\, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,
      Gr. [?].] (Min.)
      (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and
            feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,
            and now called {granite}.
      (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of
            orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or
            accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes
            contains nephelite (el[91]olite) or leucite, and is then
            called {nephelite (el[91]olite) syenite} or {leucite
            syenite}.

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   Granite \Gran"ite\, n. [It. granito granite, adj., grainy, p. p.
      of granire to make grainy, fr. L. granum grain; cf. F.
      granit. See {Grain}.] (Geol.)
      A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar,
      and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red
      color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in
      planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose
      structure.
  
      Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also
               the {Note} under {Mica}.

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   Granite State \Gran"ite State\
      New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which
      are chiefly of granite.

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   Granite State \Gran"ite State\
      New Hampshire; -- a nickname alluding to its mountains, which
      are chiefly of granite. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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      {Gneissoid granite}, granite in which the mica has traces of
            a regular arrangement.
  
      {Graphic granite}, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar
            without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged
            in the transverse section like oriental characters.
  
      {Porphyritic granite}, granite containing feldspar in
            distinct crystals.
  
      {Hornblende granite}, or
  
      {Syenitic granite}, granite containing hornblende as well as
            mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende
            replacing the mica.
  
      {Granite ware}.
      (a) A kind of stoneware.
      (b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling
            granite.

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   Granitic \Gra*nit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. granitique.]
      1. Like granite in composition, color, etc.; having the
            nature of granite; as, granitic texture.
  
      2. Consisting of granite; as, granitic mountains.

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   Granitical \Gra*nit"ic*al\, a.
      Granitic.

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   Granitification \Gra*nit`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Granite + L. -ficare
      (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]
      The act or the process of forming into granite. --Humble.

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   Granitiform \Gra*nit"i*form\, a. [Granite + -form.] (Geol.)
      Resembling granite in structure or shape.

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   Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.
      bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,
      related to the finches and sparrows (family
      {Fringillid[91]}).
  
      Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting
               ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({E. hortulana});
               the cirl ({E. cirlus}); and the black-headed
               ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American species are the
               bay-winged or grass ({Po[94]c[91]tes or Po[d2]cetes
               gramineus}); the black-throated ({Spiza Americana});
               the towhee bunting or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow
               bunting ({Plectrophanax nivalis}); the rice bunting or
               bobolink, and others. See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow
               bunting}, {Lark bunting}.

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   Granitoid \Gran"i*toid\, a. [Granite + -oid: cf. F.
      granito[8b]de.]
      Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid
      gneiss; a granitoid pavement.

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   Grant \Grant\, v. i.
      To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Grant \Grant\, n. [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant,
      promise, assurance. See {Grant}, v. t.]
      1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring;
            concession; allowance; permission.
  
      2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.
  
      3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon.
  
      4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing;
            especially, au appropriation or conveyance made by the
            government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the
            deed or writing by which the transfer is made.
  
      Note: Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically
               applied to transfrrs of incorporeal hereditaments,
               expectant estates, and letters patent from government
               and such is its present application in some of the
               United States. But now, in England the usual mode of
               transferring realty is by grant; and so, in some of the
               United States, the term grant is applied to conveyances
               of every kind of real property. --Bouvier. Burrill.

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   Grant \Grant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Granting}.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter,
      creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise,
      assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L.
      credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See {Creed},
      {Credit}.]
      1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the
            possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to
            petition.
  
                     Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1
                                                                              Chrcn. xxi.
                                                                              22.
  
      2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation,
            particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
  
                     Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton.
  
      3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to
            yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
  
                     Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;
               allow; concede. See {Give}.

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   Grantable \Grant"a*ble\, a.
      Capable of being granted.

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   Grant \Grant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Granting}.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter,
      creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise,
      assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L.
      credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See {Creed},
      {Credit}.]
      1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the
            possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to
            petition.
  
                     Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1
                                                                              Chrcn. xxi.
                                                                              22.
  
      2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation,
            particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
  
                     Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton.
  
      3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to
            yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
  
                     Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;
               allow; concede. See {Give}.

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   Grantee \Gran*tee"\, n. (Law)
      The person to whom a grant or conveyance is made.
  
               His grace will not survive the poor grantee he
               despises.                                                --Burke.

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   Granter \Grant"er\, n.
      One who grants.

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   Grant \Grant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Granting}.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter, craanter,
      creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to promise,
      assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make believe, fr. L.
      credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See {Creed},
      {Credit}.]
      1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the
            possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to
            petition.
  
                     Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1
                                                                              Chrcn. xxi.
                                                                              22.
  
      2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation,
            particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.
  
                     Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton.
  
      3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to
            yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.
  
                     Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;
               allow; concede. See {Give}.

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   Grantor \Grant"or\, n. (Law)
      The person by whom a grant or conveyance is made.

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   Graunt \Graunt\, v. & n. [Obs.]
      See {Grant.} --Chaucer.

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   Stibnite \Stib"nite\, n. (Min.)
      A mineral of a lead-gray color and brilliant metallic luster,
      occurring in prismatic crystals; sulphide of antimony; --
      called also {antimony glance}, and {gray antimony}.

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   Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE.
      gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw,
      OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel.
      gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.]
      1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,
            or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark
            mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
  
                     These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
                     mixing whites and blacks.                  --Sir I.
                                                                              Newton.
  
      2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
  
      3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames.
  
      {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite.
  
      {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara.
  
      {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite.
  
      {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite.
  
      {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the
            female mallard.
  
      {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon.
  
      {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}.
  
      {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black
            grouse. See {Heath grouse}.
  
      {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the
            genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell.
  
      {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of
            the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in
            the Old World and America; as the European species ({M.
            capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet
            ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M.
            Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}.
  
      {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl
            ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea})
            inhabits arctic America.
  
      {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}),
            very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in
            learning to talk.
  
      {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}.
  
      {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.
            See {Snapper}.
  
      {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
  
      {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California
            whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large
            numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback},
            {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.

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   Stibnite \Stib"nite\, n. (Min.)
      A mineral of a lead-gray color and brilliant metallic luster,
      occurring in prismatic crystals; sulphide of antimony; --
      called also {antimony glance}, and {gray antimony}.

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   Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE.
      gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw,
      OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel.
      gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.]
      1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,
            or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark
            mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
  
                     These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
                     mixing whites and blacks.                  --Sir I.
                                                                              Newton.
  
      2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
  
      3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames.
  
      {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite.
  
      {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara.
  
      {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite.
  
      {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite.
  
      {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the
            female mallard.
  
      {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon.
  
      {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}.
  
      {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black
            grouse. See {Heath grouse}.
  
      {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the
            genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell.
  
      {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of
            the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in
            the Old World and America; as the European species ({M.
            capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet
            ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M.
            Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}.
  
      {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl
            ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea})
            inhabits arctic America.
  
      {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}),
            very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in
            learning to talk.
  
      {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}.
  
      {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.
            See {Snapper}.
  
      {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
  
      {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California
            whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large
            numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback},
            {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.

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   Grayhound \Gray"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Greyhound}.

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   Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund,
      grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS.
      gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]
      A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight
      and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and
      is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also
      {grayhound}.]

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   Grayhound \Gray"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Greyhound}.

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   Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund,
      grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS.
      gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]
      A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight
      and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and
      is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also
      {grayhound}.]

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   Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE.
      grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni,
      G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E.
      grow. See {Grow.}]
      1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
            resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
            between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
  
      2. Having a sickly color; wan.
  
                     To look so green and pale.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
            as, a green manhood; a green wound.
  
                     As valid against such an old and beneficent
                     government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
            fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
  
      5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
  
                     We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
                                                                              Watts.
  
      6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained;
            awkward; as, green in years or judgment.
  
                     I might be angry with the officious zeal which
                     supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
                     gray hairs.                                       --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
            green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
  
      {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
            rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
            leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
            United States; -- called also {cat brier}.
  
      {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock.
  
      {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
            menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
            named {joe-rocker}.
  
      {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or
            unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
            crop, etc.
  
      {Green diallage}. (Min.)
            (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
            (b) Smaragdite.
  
      {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
            ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;
            -- called also {dragon root}.
  
      {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
            cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
            as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.
           
  
      {Green ebony}.
            (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having
                  a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
                  work, and in dyeing.
            (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.
  
      {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
            green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
            chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
            to which the color of the flame is due.
  
      {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or
            aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
  
      {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands
            in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have
            their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91].
  
      {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]
  
      {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
            the West Indies and in South America, used for
            shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
            Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is
            the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.
  
      {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.
  
      {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});
            -- called also {green sloke}.
  
      {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.
  
      {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch.
  
      {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm.
  
      {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.
  
      {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
            See {Greengill}.
  
      {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey
            ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and
            trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
            Indies early in the last century, and has become very
            abundant there.
  
      {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
            salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
            of platinum.
  
      {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
            slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
  
      {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
            vessel's deck.
  
      {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.
  
      {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes
            ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are
            bright green in color.
  
      {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See
            {Turtle}.
  
      {Green vitriol}.
            (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
                  substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
                  inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
            (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate
                  of iron}.
  
      {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
            yet baked.
  
      {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker
            ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE.
      grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni,
      G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E.
      grow. See {Grow.}]
      1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
            resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
            between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
  
      2. Having a sickly color; wan.
  
                     To look so green and pale.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
            as, a green manhood; a green wound.
  
                     As valid against such an old and beneficent
                     government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
            fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
  
      5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
  
                     We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
                                                                              Watts.
  
      6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained;
            awkward; as, green in years or judgment.
  
                     I might be angry with the officious zeal which
                     supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
                     gray hairs.                                       --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
            green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
  
      {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
            rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
            leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
            United States; -- called also {cat brier}.
  
      {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock.
  
      {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
            menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
            named {joe-rocker}.
  
      {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or
            unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
            crop, etc.
  
      {Green diallage}. (Min.)
            (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
            (b) Smaragdite.
  
      {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
            ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;
            -- called also {dragon root}.
  
      {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
            cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
            as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.
           
  
      {Green ebony}.
            (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having
                  a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
                  work, and in dyeing.
            (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.
  
      {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
            green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
            chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
            to which the color of the flame is due.
  
      {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or
            aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
  
      {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands
            in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have
            their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91].
  
      {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]
  
      {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
            the West Indies and in South America, used for
            shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
            Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is
            the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.
  
      {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.
  
      {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});
            -- called also {green sloke}.
  
      {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.
  
      {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch.
  
      {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm.
  
      {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.
  
      {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
            See {Greengill}.
  
      {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey
            ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and
            trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
            Indies early in the last century, and has become very
            abundant there.
  
      {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
            salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
            of platinum.
  
      {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
            slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
  
      {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
            vessel's deck.
  
      {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.
  
      {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes
            ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are
            bright green in color.
  
      {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See
            {Turtle}.
  
      {Green vitriol}.
            (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
                  substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
                  inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
            (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate
                  of iron}.
  
      {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
            yet baked.
  
      {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker
            ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
            especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
  
      Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
               are also called turtles.
  
      2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
            type-revolving cylinder press.
  
      {Alligator turtle}, {Box turtle}, etc. See under {Alligator},
            {Box}, etc.
  
      {green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a marine turtle of the genus
            {Chelonia}, having usually a smooth greenish or
            olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
            of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
            Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
            ({Chelonia Midas}) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
            Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
            the other ({C. virgata}) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both
            species are similar in habits and feed principally on
            seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
            grass.
  
      {Turtle cowrie} (Zo[94]l.), a large, handsome cowrie
            ({Cypr[91]a testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called
            because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color
            and form.
  
      {Turtle grass} (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
            testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
            Indies.
  
      {Turtle shell}, tortoise shell. See under {Tortoise}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE.
      grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni,
      G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E.
      grow. See {Grow.}]
      1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
            resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
            between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
  
      2. Having a sickly color; wan.
  
                     To look so green and pale.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
            as, a green manhood; a green wound.
  
                     As valid against such an old and beneficent
                     government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
            fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
  
      5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
  
                     We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
                                                                              Watts.
  
      6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained;
            awkward; as, green in years or judgment.
  
                     I might be angry with the officious zeal which
                     supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
                     gray hairs.                                       --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
            green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
  
      {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
            rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
            leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
            United States; -- called also {cat brier}.
  
      {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock.
  
      {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
            menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
            named {joe-rocker}.
  
      {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or
            unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
            crop, etc.
  
      {Green diallage}. (Min.)
            (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
            (b) Smaragdite.
  
      {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
            ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;
            -- called also {dragon root}.
  
      {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
            cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
            as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.
           
  
      {Green ebony}.
            (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having
                  a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
                  work, and in dyeing.
            (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.
  
      {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
            green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
            chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
            to which the color of the flame is due.
  
      {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or
            aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
  
      {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands
            in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have
            their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91].
  
      {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]
  
      {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
            the West Indies and in South America, used for
            shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
            Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is
            the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.
  
      {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.
  
      {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});
            -- called also {green sloke}.
  
      {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.
  
      {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch.
  
      {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm.
  
      {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.
  
      {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
            See {Greengill}.
  
      {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey
            ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and
            trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
            Indies early in the last century, and has become very
            abundant there.
  
      {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
            salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
            of platinum.
  
      {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
            slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
  
      {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
            vessel's deck.
  
      {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.
  
      {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes
            ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are
            bright green in color.
  
      {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See
            {Turtle}.
  
      {Green vitriol}.
            (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
                  substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
                  inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
            (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate
                  of iron}.
  
      {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
            yet baked.
  
      {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker
            ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
      1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,
            especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.
  
      Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises
               are also called turtles.
  
      2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a
            type-revolving cylinder press.
  
      {Alligator turtle}, {Box turtle}, etc. See under {Alligator},
            {Box}, etc.
  
      {green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), a marine turtle of the genus
            {Chelonia}, having usually a smooth greenish or
            olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy
            of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.
            Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which
            ({Chelonia Midas}) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic
            Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;
            the other ({C. virgata}) inhabits the Pacific Ocean. Both
            species are similar in habits and feed principally on
            seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle
            grass.
  
      {Turtle cowrie} (Zo[94]l.), a large, handsome cowrie
            ({Cypr[91]a testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called
            because of its fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color
            and form.
  
      {Turtle grass} (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia
            testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West
            Indies.
  
      {Turtle shell}, tortoise shell. See under {Tortoise}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE.
      grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni,
      G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E.
      grow. See {Grow.}]
      1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
            resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
            between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
  
      2. Having a sickly color; wan.
  
                     To look so green and pale.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
            as, a green manhood; a green wound.
  
                     As valid against such an old and beneficent
                     government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
            fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
  
      5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
  
                     We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
                                                                              Watts.
  
      6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained;
            awkward; as, green in years or judgment.
  
                     I might be angry with the officious zeal which
                     supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
                     gray hairs.                                       --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
            green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
  
      {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
            rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
            leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
            United States; -- called also {cat brier}.
  
      {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock.
  
      {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
            menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
            named {joe-rocker}.
  
      {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or
            unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
            crop, etc.
  
      {Green diallage}. (Min.)
            (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
            (b) Smaragdite.
  
      {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
            ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;
            -- called also {dragon root}.
  
      {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
            cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
            as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.
           
  
      {Green ebony}.
            (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having
                  a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
                  work, and in dyeing.
            (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.
  
      {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
            green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
            chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
            to which the color of the flame is due.
  
      {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or
            aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
  
      {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands
            in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have
            their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91].
  
      {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]
  
      {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
            the West Indies and in South America, used for
            shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
            Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is
            the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.
  
      {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.
  
      {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});
            -- called also {green sloke}.
  
      {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.
  
      {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch.
  
      {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm.
  
      {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.
  
      {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
            See {Greengill}.
  
      {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey
            ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and
            trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
            Indies early in the last century, and has become very
            abundant there.
  
      {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
            salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
            of platinum.
  
      {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
            slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
  
      {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
            vessel's deck.
  
      {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.
  
      {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes
            ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are
            bright green in color.
  
      {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See
            {Turtle}.
  
      {Green vitriol}.
            (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
                  substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
                  inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
            (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate
                  of iron}.
  
      {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
            yet baked.
  
      {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker
            ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.

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   Green \Green\, a. [Compar. {Greener}; superl. {Greenest.}] [OE.
      grene, AS. gr?ne; akin to D. groen, OS. gr?ni, OHG. gruoni,
      G. gr?n, Dan. & Sw. gr?n, Icel. gr?nn; fr. the root of E.
      grow. See {Grow.}]
      1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;
            resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is
            between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.
  
      2. Having a sickly color; wan.
  
                     To look so green and pale.                  --Shak.
  
      3. Full of life aud vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;
            as, a green manhood; a green wound.
  
                     As valid against such an old and beneficent
                     government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green
            fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.
  
      5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]
  
                     We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.
                                                                              Watts.
  
      6. Immature in age or experience; young; raw; not trained;
            awkward; as, green in years or judgment.
  
                     I might be angry with the officious zeal which
                     supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my
                     gray hairs.                                       --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,
            green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.
  
      {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz
            rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick
            leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the
            United States; -- called also {cat brier}.
  
      {Green con} (Zo[94]l.), the pollock.
  
      {Green crab} (Zo[94]l.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus
            menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally
            named {joe-rocker}.
  
      {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or
            unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root
            crop, etc.
  
      {Green diallage}. (Min.)
            (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.
            (b) Smaragdite.
  
      {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant
            ({Aris[91]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;
            -- called also {dragon root}.
  
      {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in
            cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used
            as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.
           
  
      {Green ebony}.
            (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having
                  a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid
                  work, and in dyeing.
            (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.
  
      {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a
            green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium
            chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),
            to which the color of the flame is due.
  
      {Green fly} (Zo[94]l.), any green species of plant lice or
            aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.
  
      {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Green gland} (Zo[94]l.), one of a pair of large green glands
            in Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have
            their outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[91].
  
      {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]
  
      {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in
            the West Indies and in South America, used for
            shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and
            Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[d2]i}, that of Martinique is
            the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.
  
      {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.
  
      {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});
            -- called also {green sloke}.
  
      {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.
  
      {Green linnet} (Zo[94]l.), the greenfinch.
  
      {Green looper} (Zo[94]l.), the cankerworm.
  
      {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.
  
      {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.
            See {Greengill}.
  
      {Green monkey} (Zo[94]l.) a West African long-tailed monkey
            ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and
            trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West
            Indies early in the last century, and has become very
            abundant there.
  
      {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline
            salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides
            of platinum.
  
      {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while
            slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.
  
      {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a
            vessel's deck.
  
      {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.
  
      {Green snake} (Zo[94]l.), one of two harmless American snakes
            ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [91]stivus}). They are
            bright green in color.
  
      {Green turtle} (Zo[94]l.), an edible marine turtle. See
            {Turtle}.
  
      {Green vitriol}.
            (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline
                  substance, very extensively used in the preparation of
                  inks, dyes, mordants, etc.
            (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate
                  of iron}.
  
      {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not
            yet baked.
  
      {Green woodpecker} (Zo[94]l.), a common European woodpecker
            ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.

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   Green \Green\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greened} (great): p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Greening}.]
      To make green.
  
               Great spring before Greened all the year. --Thomson.

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   Green-eyed \Green"-eyed\, a.
      1. Having green eyes.
  
      2. Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or
            distorts. [bd]Green-eyed jealousy.[b8] --Shak.

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   Mallard \Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[83]le male + -art =-ard.
      See {Male}, a., and {-ard}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A drake; the male of {Anas boschas}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A large wild duck ({Anas boschas}) inhabiting
            both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended
            from this species. Called also {greenhead}.

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   Greenhead \Green"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The mallard.
      (b) The striped bass. See {Bass}.

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   Greenhead \Green"head\, Greenhood \Green"hood\, n.
      A state of greenness; verdancy. --Chaucer.

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   Mallard \Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[83]le male + -art =-ard.
      See {Male}, a., and {-ard}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A drake; the male of {Anas boschas}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) A large wild duck ({Anas boschas}) inhabiting
            both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended
            from this species. Called also {greenhead}.

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   Greenhead \Green"head`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The mallard.
      (b) The striped bass. See {Bass}.

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   Greenhead \Green"head\, Greenhood \Green"hood\, n.
      A state of greenness; verdancy. --Chaucer.

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   Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.
      vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,
      -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially
      those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus
      {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the
      American widgeon ({A. Americana}) are the most important
      species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},
      {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and
      {whitebelly}.
  
      {Bald-faced}, [or] {Green-headed}, widgeon, the American
            widgeon.
  
      {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.
  
      {Gray widgeon}.
      (a) The gadwall.
      (b) The pintail duck.
  
      {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.
  
      {Pied widgeon}.
      (a) The poachard.
      (b) The goosander.
  
      {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.
  
      {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.
  
      {White widgeon}, the smew.
  
      {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.

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   Greenhead \Green"head\, Greenhood \Green"hood\, n.
      A state of greenness; verdancy. --Chaucer.

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   Greenth \Greenth\ (gr[emac]nth), n. [Cf. Growth.]
      The state or quality of being green; verdure. [R.]
  
               The greenth of summer.                           --G. Eliot.

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   Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. {Wood-wax}.] (Bot.)
      A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and
      Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also
      {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer's greenweed}, and {whin},
      {wood-wash}, {wood-wax}, and {wood-waxen}.

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   Green-broom \Green"-broom`\, n. (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Genista} ({G. tinctoria}); dyer's weed;
      -- called also {greenweed}.

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   Greenweed \Green"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
      See {Greenbroom}.

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   Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. {Wood-wax}.] (Bot.)
      A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and
      Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also
      {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer's greenweed}, and {whin},
      {wood-wash}, {wood-wax}, and {wood-waxen}.

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   Green-broom \Green"-broom`\, n. (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Genista} ({G. tinctoria}); dyer's weed;
      -- called also {greenweed}.

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   Greenweed \Green"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
      See {Greenbroom}.

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   Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. {Wood-wax}.] (Bot.)
      A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and
      Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also
      {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer's greenweed}, and {whin},
      {wood-wash}, {wood-wax}, and {wood-waxen}.

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   Greenwood \Green"wood`\, n.
      A forest as it appears is spring and summer.

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   Greenwood \Green"wood`\, a.
      Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade. --Dryden.

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   Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. {Wood-wax}.] (Bot.)
      A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and
      Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also
      {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer's greenweed}, and {whin},
      {wood-wash}, {wood-wax}, and {wood-waxen}.

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   Greenwood \Green"wood`\, n.
      A forest as it appears is spring and summer.

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   Greenwood \Green"wood`\, a.
      Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade. --Dryden.

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   Grenadillo \Gren`a*dil"lo\, n. [Sp. granadillo.]
      A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making
      flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also {Grenada
      cocos}, or {cocus}, and {red ebony}.

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   Grenade \Gre*nade"\, n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or
      Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the
      resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See {Carnet},
      {Grain} a kernel, and cf. {Pomegranate}.] (Min.)
      A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other
      explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the
      hand among enemies.
  
      {Hand grenade}.
      (a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a
            half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into
            the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon
            besiegers mounting a breach.
      (b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle
            containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames.
            Called also {fire grenade}.
  
      {Rampart grenades}, grenades of various sizes, which, when
            used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.

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   Grenadier \Gren`a*dier"\, n. [F. grenadier. See {Grenade}.]
      1. (Mil.) Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw
            grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each
            regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the
            line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a
            member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of
            the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier
            Guards of the British army, etc.

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   Grenadillo \Gren`a*dil"lo\, n. [Sp. granadillo.]
      A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making
      flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also {Grenada
      cocos}, or {cocus}, and {red ebony}.

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   Grenadine \Gren`a*dine"\, n. [F.]
      1. A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear.
  
      2. A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of
            impure fuchsine.

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   Grenado \Gre*na"do\, n.
      Same as {Grenade}.

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   Staurolite \Stau"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] a cross + -lite.] (Min.)
      A mineral of a brown to black color occurring in prismatic
      crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a
      cross. It is a silicate of aluminia and iron, and is
      generally found imbedded in mica schist. Called also
      {granatite}, and {grenatite}.

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   Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n.
      A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer.

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   Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund,
      grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS.
      gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]
      A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen sight
      and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties known, and
      is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written also
      {grayhound}.]

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   Grind \Grind\, v. i.
      1. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn
            the millstones.
  
                     Send thee Into the common prison, there to grind.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn
            grinds well.
  
      3. To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass
            grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.
  
      4. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.
  
      5. To perform hard aud distasteful service; to drudge; to
            study hard, as for an examination. --Farrar.

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   Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to
      gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.]
      1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the
            teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the
            action of millstones.
  
                     Take the millstones, and grind meal.   --Is. xivii.
                                                                              2.
  
      2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make
            smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill;
            to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
  
      3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
  
                     To grind the subject or defraud the prince.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang]

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   Grind \Grind\, n.
      1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by
            friction.
  
      2. Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and
            uninteresting study. [Colloq.] --T. Hughes.
  
      3. A hard student; a dig. [College Slang]

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   Grinded \Grind"ed\, obs. p. p. of {Grind}.
      Ground. --Sir W. Scott.

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   Grinder \Grind"er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, grinds.
  
      2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the
            food; a molar.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The restless flycatcher ({Seisura inquieta}) of
            Australia; -- called also {restless thrush} and {volatile
            thrush}. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to
            which the name alludes.

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      {Grinder's asthma, phthisis, [or] rot} (Med.), a lung disease
            produced by the mechanical irritation of the particles of
            steel and stone given off in the operation of grinding.

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   Rot \Rot\, n.
      1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.
  
      2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,
            supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See {Bitter rot},
            {Black rot}, etc., below.
  
      3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks
            sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the
            presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.
            See 1st {Fluke}, 2.
  
                     His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.
  
      {Bitter rot} (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the
            fungus {Gl[91]osporium fructigenum}. --F. L. Scribner.
  
      {Black rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the
            leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {L[91]stadia
            Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.
  
      {Dry rot} (Bot.) See under {Dry}.
  
      {Grinder's rot} (Med.) See under {Grinder}.
  
      {Potato rot}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.
  
      {White rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in
            whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus
            {Coniothyrium diplodiella}. --F. L. Scribner.

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   Grindery \Grind"er*y\, n.
      Leather workers' materials. [Eng.]
  
      {Grindery warehouse}, a shop where leather workers' materials
            and tools are kept on sale. [Eng.]

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   Grindery \Grind"er*y\, n.
      Leather workers' materials. [Eng.]
  
      {Grindery warehouse}, a shop where leather workers' materials
            and tools are kept on sale. [Eng.]

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   Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to
      gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.]
      1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the
            teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the
            action of millstones.
  
                     Take the millstones, and grind meal.   --Is. xivii.
                                                                              2.
  
      2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make
            smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill;
            to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
  
      3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
  
                     To grind the subject or defraud the prince.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang]

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   Grinding \Grind"ing\, a. & n.
      from Grind.
  
      {Grinding frame}, an English name for a cotton spinning
            machine.
  
      {Grinding mill}.
      (a) A mill for grinding grain.
      (b) A lapidary's lathe.

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   Grinding \Grind"ing\, a. & n.
      from Grind.
  
      {Grinding frame}, an English name for a cotton spinning
            machine.
  
      {Grinding mill}.
      (a) A mill for grinding grain.
      (b) A lapidary's lathe.

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   Grinding \Grind"ing\, a. & n.
      from Grind.
  
      {Grinding frame}, an English name for a cotton spinning
            machine.
  
      {Grinding mill}.
      (a) A mill for grinding grain.
      (b) A lapidary's lathe.

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   Grindingly \Grind"ing*ly\, adv.
      In a grinding manner. [Colloq.]

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   Grindle \Grin"dle\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      The bowfin; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}. [Local, U. S.]

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   Grindle stone \Grin"dle stone"\
      A grindstone. [Obs.]

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   Grindlet \Grind"let\, n.
      A small drain.

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   Grindstone \Grind"stone`\, n.
      A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or
      sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.
  
      {To} {hold, pat, [or] bring} {one's nose to the grindstone},
            to oppress one; to keep one in a condition of servitude.
  
                     They might be ashamed, for lack of courage, to
                     suffer the Laced[91]monians to hold their noses to
                     the grindstone.                                 --Sir T.
                                                                              North.

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   Grin \Grin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grinned} (gr[icr]nd); p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Grinning}.] [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw.
      grina; akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan.
      grine. [root]35. Cf. {Groan}.]
      1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.
  
      2. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open
            the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to
            show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.
  
                     The pangs of death do make him grin.   --Shak.

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   Grint \Grint\,
      3d pers. sing. pres. of {Grind}, contr. from grindeth. [Obs.]
      --Chaucer.

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   Grinte \Grin"te\, obs.
      imp. of {Grin}, v. i., 1.
  
               [He] grinte with his teeth, so was he wroth. --Chaucer.

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   Grinting \Grint"ing\, n.
      Grinding. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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   Groan \Groan\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Groaning}.] [OE. gronen, granen, granien, AS. gr[?]nian, fr.
      the root of grennian to grin. [fb]35. See {2d Grin}, and cf.
      {Grunt}.]
      1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter
            a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.
  
                     For we . . . do groan, being burdened. --2 Cor. v.
                                                                              4.
  
                     He heard the groaning of the oak.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Scott.
  
      2. To strive after earnestly, as with groans.
  
                     Nothing but holy, pure, and clear, Or that which
                     groaneth to be so.                              --Herbert.

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   Groin \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Groining}.] (Arch.)
      To fashion into groins; to build with groins.
  
               The hand that rounded Peter's dome, And groined the
               aisles of Christian Rome, Wrought in a sad sincerity.
                                                                              --Emerson.

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   Groined \Groined\, a. (Arch.)
      Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault.

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   Vault \Vault\ (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF.
      voute, volte, F. vo[96]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio,
      fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See
      {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.]
      1. (Arch.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling
            or canopy.
  
                     The long-drawn aisle and fretted vault. --Gray.
  
      2. An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, use
            for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the
            like; a cell; a cellar. [bd]Charnel vaults.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     The silent vaults of death.               --Sandys.
  
                     To banish rats that haunt our vault.   --Swift.
  
      3. The canopy of heaven; the sky.
  
                     That heaven's vault should crack.      --Shak.
  
      4. [F. volte, It. volta, originally, a turn, and the same
            word as volta an arch. See the Etymology above.] A leap or
            bound. Specifically:
            (a) (Man.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet.
            (b) A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard,
                  or the like.
  
      Note: The l in this word was formerly often suppressed in
               pronunciation.
  
      {Barrel}, {Cradle}, {Cylindrical}, [or] {Wagon}, {vault}
            (Arch.), a kind of vault having two parallel abutments,
            and the same section or profile at all points. It may be
            rampant, as over a staircase (see {Rampant vault}, under
            {Rampant}), or curved in plan, as around the apse of a
            church.
  
      {Coved vault}. (Arch.) See under 1st {Cove}, v. t.
  
      {Groined vault} (Arch.), a vault having groins, that is, one
            in which different cylindrical surfaces intersect one
            another, as distinguished from a barrel, or wagon, vault.
           
  
      {Rampant vault}. (Arch.) See under {Rampant}.
  
      {Ribbed vault} (Arch.), a vault differing from others in
            having solid ribs which bear the weight of the vaulted
            surface. True Gothic vaults are of this character.
  
      {Vault light}, a partly glazed plate inserted in a pavement
            or ceiling to admit light to a vault below.

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   Gromet \Grom"et\, n.
      Same as {Grommet}.

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   Grommet \Grom"met\, n. [F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr.
      gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma
      to curb.]
      1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an
            unlaid rope; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a
            mailbag. Sometimes written {grummet}.
  
      2. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball
            in place.

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   Grond \Grond\,
      obs. imp. of {Grind}. --Chaucer.

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   Gronte \Gron"te\,
      obs. imp. of {Groan}. --Chaucer.

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   Groom \Groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grooming}.]
      To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.

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   Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.]
      Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or
      contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable
      question.
  
      {The Debatable Land} [or] {Ground}, a tract of land between
            the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and
            Scotland; the Batable Ground.

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   Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to
      gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.]
      1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the
            teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the
            action of millstones.
  
                     Take the millstones, and grind meal.   --Is. xivii.
                                                                              2.
  
      2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make
            smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill;
            to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
  
      3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
  
                     To grind the subject or defraud the prince.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang]

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   Ground \Ground\, v. i.
      To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as,
      the ship grounded on the bar.

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   Ground \Ground\,
      imp. & p. p. of {Grind}.
  
      {Ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its
            seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. --Knight.
  
      {Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been
            destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.
  
      {Ground joint}, a close joint made by grinding together two
            pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with
            fine sand and water.

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   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

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      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

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   Ground \Ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grounded}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grounding}.]
      1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
  
      2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
            principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
  
                     Being rooted and grounded in love.      --Eph. iii.
                                                                              17.
  
                     So far from warranting any inference to the
                     existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
                     even an argument to his negation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton
  
      3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
  
      4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
            a part of an electrical circuit.
  
      5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
            etching (see {Ground}, n., 5); or as paper or other
            materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
            ornament.

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   Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.]
      Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or
      contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable
      question.
  
      {The Debatable Land} [or] {Ground}, a tract of land between
            the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and
            Scotland; the Batable Ground.

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   Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to
      gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.]
      1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the
            teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the
            action of millstones.
  
                     Take the millstones, and grind meal.   --Is. xivii.
                                                                              2.
  
      2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make
            smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill;
            to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
  
      3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
  
                     To grind the subject or defraud the prince.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang]

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   Ground \Ground\, v. i.
      To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as,
      the ship grounded on the bar.

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   Ground \Ground\,
      imp. & p. p. of {Grind}.
  
      {Ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its
            seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. --Knight.
  
      {Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been
            destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.
  
      {Ground joint}, a close joint made by grinding together two
            pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with
            fine sand and water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

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      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grounded}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grounding}.]
      1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
  
      2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
            principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
  
                     Being rooted and grounded in love.      --Eph. iii.
                                                                              17.
  
                     So far from warranting any inference to the
                     existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
                     even an argument to his negation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton
  
      3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
  
      4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
            a part of an electrical circuit.
  
      5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
            etching (see {Ground}, n., 5); or as paper or other
            materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
            ornament.

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   Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.]
      Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or
      contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable
      question.
  
      {The Debatable Land} [or] {Ground}, a tract of land between
            the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and
            Scotland; the Batable Ground.

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   Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to
      gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.]
      1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the
            teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the
            action of millstones.
  
                     Take the millstones, and grind meal.   --Is. xivii.
                                                                              2.
  
      2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make
            smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill;
            to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.
  
      3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.
  
                     To grind the subject or defraud the prince.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      4. To study hard for examination. [College Slang]

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   Ground \Ground\, v. i.
      To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as,
      the ship grounded on the bar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\,
      imp. & p. p. of {Grind}.
  
      {Ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its
            seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. --Knight.
  
      {Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been
            destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.
  
      {Ground joint}, a close joint made by grinding together two
            pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with
            fine sand and water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

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      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grounded}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grounding}.]
      1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
  
      2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
            principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
  
                     Being rooted and grounded in love.      --Eph. iii.
                                                                              17.
  
                     So far from warranting any inference to the
                     existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
                     even an argument to his negation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton
  
      3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
  
      4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
            a part of an electrical circuit.
  
      5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
            etching (see {Ground}, n., 5); or as paper or other
            materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
            ornament.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Alkekengi \Al`ke*ken"gi\, n. [Cf. F. alk[82]kenge, Sp.
      alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. al-k[be]kanj a kind of resin
      from Herat.] (Bot.)
      An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family ({Physalis
      alkekengi}) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry,
      the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy
      calyx; -- also called {winter cherry}, {ground cherry}, and
      {strawberry tomato}. --D. C. Eaton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf.
      AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry
      tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the
      wood.]
      1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also
            includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
            stone;
            (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which
                  several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
                  fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
                  black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
                  (corrupted from M[82]doc in France).
            (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black
                  cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke
                  cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent
                  fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird
                  cherry).
  
      2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
            and flavors.
  
      3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
            used in cabinetmaking, etc.
  
      4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
  
      {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}.
  
      {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird;
            -- so called from its fondness for cherries.
  
      {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar.
  
      {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
           
  
      {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
            Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
            leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
           
  
      {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C.
            cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
            cherry-shaped fruit.
  
      {Cherry pit}.
            (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
                  hole. --Shak.
            (b) A cherry stone.
  
      {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped.
  
      {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher
            ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper}
            {cherry snipe}.
  
      {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries.
  
      {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Alkekengi \Al`ke*ken"gi\, n. [Cf. F. alk[82]kenge, Sp.
      alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. al-k[be]kanj a kind of resin
      from Herat.] (Bot.)
      An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family ({Physalis
      alkekengi}) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry,
      the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy
      calyx; -- also called {winter cherry}, {ground cherry}, and
      {strawberry tomato}. --D. C. Eaton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cherry \Cher"ry\, n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr. F. cerise (cf.
      AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L. cerasus Cherry
      tree, Gr. [?], perh. fr. [?] horn, from the hardness of the
      wood.]
      1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also
            includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony
            stone;
            (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which
                  several hundred varieties are cultivated for the
                  fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,
                  black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke
                  (corrupted from M[82]doc in France).
            (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black
                  cherry), valued for its timber; {P. Virginiana} (choke
                  cherry), an American shrub which bears astringent
                  fruit; {P. avium} and {P. Padus}, European trees (bird
                  cherry).
  
      2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors
            and flavors.
  
      3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,
            used in cabinetmaking, etc.
  
      4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.
  
      {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}.
  
      {Cherry bird} (Zo[94]l.), an American bird; the cedar bird;
            -- so called from its fondness for cherries.
  
      {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar.
  
      {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.
           
  
      {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus
            Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous
            leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.
           
  
      {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({C.
            cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant
            cherry-shaped fruit.
  
      {Cherry pit}.
            (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a
                  hole. --Shak.
            (b) A cherry stone.
  
      {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped.
  
      {Cherry sucker} (Zo[94]l.), the European spotted flycatcher
            ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper}
            {cherry snipe}.
  
      {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries.
  
      {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\,
      imp. & p. p. of {Grind}.
  
      {Ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its
            seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. --Knight.
  
      {Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been
            destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.
  
      {Ground joint}, a close joint made by grinding together two
            pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with
            fine sand and water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaparral \[d8]Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an
      evergeen oak.]
      1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
  
      2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
            of thorny shrubs and brambles.
  
      {Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of
            the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for
            running with great speed. It ranges from California to
            Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
            runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k??k"??), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou,
      prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. [?][?][?][?],
      Skr. k[?]ki[?]a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied
      genera, of many species.
  
      Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest
               of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other
               birds, to be hatched by them. The American
               yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the
               black-billed cuckoo ({C. erythrophthalmus}) build their
               own nests.
  
      {Cuckoo bee} (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in
            the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or
            larvae. They belong to the genera {Nomada}, {Melecta},
            {Epeolus}, and others.
  
      {Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for
            striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the
            cuckoo.
  
      {Cuckoo dove} (Zo[94]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus
            {Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies.
  
      {Cuckoo fish} (Zo[94]l.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla
            cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it
            utters.
  
      {Cuckoo falcon} (Zo[94]l.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}.
            The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.
  
      {Cuckoo maid} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo
            mate}.
  
      {Cuckoo ray} (Zo[94]l.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}).
  
      {Cuckoo spit}, [or] {Cuckoo spittle}.
      (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the
            larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called
            also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}.
      (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of
            which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes
            this secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora},
            {Helochara}, and allied genera.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaparral \[d8]Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an
      evergeen oak.]
      1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.
  
      2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets
            of thorny shrubs and brambles.
  
      {Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zo[94]l.), a bird of
            the cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for
            running with great speed. It ranges from California to
            Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road
            runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k??k"??), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F. coucou,
      prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. [?][?][?][?],
      Skr. k[?]ki[?]a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied
      genera, of many species.
  
      Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest
               of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other
               birds, to be hatched by them. The American
               yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the
               black-billed cuckoo ({C. erythrophthalmus}) build their
               own nests.
  
      {Cuckoo bee} (Zool.), a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in
            the nests of other bees, feeding either upon their food or
            larvae. They belong to the genera {Nomada}, {Melecta},
            {Epeolus}, and others.
  
      {Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for
            striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the
            cuckoo.
  
      {Cuckoo dove} (Zo[94]l.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus
            {Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies.
  
      {Cuckoo fish} (Zo[94]l.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla
            cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it
            utters.
  
      {Cuckoo falcon} (Zo[94]l.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}.
            The genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.
  
      {Cuckoo maid} (Zo[94]l.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo
            mate}.
  
      {Cuckoo ray} (Zo[94]l.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}).
  
      {Cuckoo spit}, [or] {Cuckoo spittle}.
      (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the
            larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called
            also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}.
      (b) (Zo[94]l.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of
            which, living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes
            this secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora},
            {Helochara}, and allied genera.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda
      lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.
      lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in
      bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.
      {Lavender}.]
      1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula} ({L.
            vera}), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil
            used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike lavender} ({L.
            Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the
            arts.
  
      2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and
            more delicate than lilac.
  
      {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub
            ({Santolina Cham[91]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean
            region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used
            to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground
            cypress}.
  
      {Lavender water}, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential
            oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of
            ambergris.
  
      {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.
  
      {To lay in lavender}.
            (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.
            (b) To pawn. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda
      lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.
      lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in
      bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.
      {Lavender}.]
      1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula} ({L.
            vera}), common in the south of Europe. It yields and oil
            used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike lavender} ({L.
            Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of spike), used in the
            arts.
  
      2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and
            more delicate than lilac.
  
      {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub
            ({Santolina Cham[91]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean
            region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used
            to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground
            cypress}.
  
      {Lavender water}, a perfume composed of alcohol, essential
            oil of lavender, essential oil of bergamot, and essence of
            ambergris.
  
      {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.
  
      {To lay in lavender}.
            (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.
            (b) To pawn. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin
      to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,
      Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,
      gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]
      1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
            some indefinite portion of it.
  
                     There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.
                                                                              5.
  
                     The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.
            Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the
            earth.
  
      2. 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.
  
                     From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts
                     Egypt from Syrian ground.                  --Milton.
  
      3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
            lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the
            grounds of the estate are well kept.
  
                     Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.
                                                                              --Dryden. 4.
  
      4. 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.
  
      5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)
            (a) 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. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and
                  {Middle-ground}.
            (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are
                  raised in relief.
            (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
                  embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.
                  See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.
  
      6. (Etching) 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.
  
      7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the
            plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --
            usually in the plural.
  
      Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering
               floated flush with them.
  
      8. (Mus.)
            (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few
                  bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to
                  a varying melody.
            (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
                  --Moore (Encyc.).
  
                           On that ground I'll build a holy descant.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby
            the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
  
      10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;
            lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
  
      11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
  
      {Ground angling}, angling with a weighted line without a
            float.
  
      {Ground annual} (Scots Law), an estate created in land by a
            vassal who instead of selling his land outright reserves
            an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge
            upon the land.
  
      {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.
  
      {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.
            --Simmonds.
  
      {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,
            thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.
  
      {Ground bass} [or] {base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a
            fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.
           
  
      {Ground beetle} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[91]}, living
            mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.
  
      {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.
  
      {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)
            (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an
                  inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry
                  tomato ({P. Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.
            (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[91]cerasus}), with
                  small, very acid fruit.
  
      {Ground cuckoo}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chaparral cock}.
  
      {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.
  
      {Ground dove} (Zo[94]l.), one of several small American
            pigeons of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina}
            of the Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live
            chiefly on the ground.
  
      {Ground fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish which constantly lives on
            the botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.
  
      {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level
            with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in
            England, the {first floor}.
  
      {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which
            the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It
            is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\,
      imp. & p. p. of {Grind}.
  
      {Ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its
            seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. --Knight.
  
      {Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been
            destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.
  
      {Ground joint}, a close joint made by grinding together two
            pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with
            fine sand and water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic,
      hymlic.]
      1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs
            having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the
            {Cicuta maculata}, {bulbifera}, and {virosa}, and the
            {Conium maculatum}. See {Conium}.
  
      Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by
               some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta
               virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium
               maculatum}.
  
      2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies,
            [or] Tsuga, Canadensis}); hemlock spruce.
  
                     The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow.
  
      3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree.
  
      {Ground hemlock}, [or] {Dwarf hemlock}. See under {Ground}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Woodchuck \Wood"chuck`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A common large North American marmot ({Arctomys
            monax}). It is usually reddish brown, more or less
            grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is
            often injurious to growing crops. Called also {ground
            hog}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hog \Hog\, n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig.,
      a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h,
      hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied
            genera of {Suid[91]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of
            {S. scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called,
            respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker;
            specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
  
      Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
               Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus
               Indicus}.
  
      2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
  
      3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
  
      4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
            ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
  
      5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
            of which paper is made.
  
      {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground},
            etc.
  
      {Hog caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the green
            grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first
            three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so
            as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk
            moth}.
  
      {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
            attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
            on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
            scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one
            to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law
            (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)
  
      {Hog deer} (Zo[94]l.), the axis deer.
  
      {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}),
            yielding an aromatic gum.
  
      {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
            of the second year.
  
      {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.
  
      {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias}
            ({S. lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but
            chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.
  
      {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane.
  
      {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}.
  
      {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}.
  
      {Mexican hog} (Zo[94]l.), the peccary.
  
      {Water hog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Capybara}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Woodchuck \Wood"chuck`\, n.
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A common large North American marmot ({Arctomys
            monax}). It is usually reddish brown, more or less
            grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is
            often injurious to growing crops. Called also {ground
            hog}.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Hog \Hog\, n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and meaning orig.,
      a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow, Armor. houc'h,
      hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and {Hoggerel}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied
            genera of {Suid[91]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of
            {S. scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called,
            respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker;
            specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.
  
      Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern
               Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus
               Indicus}.
  
      2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]
  
      3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]
  
      4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a
            ship's bottom under water. --Totten.
  
      5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp
            of which paper is made.
  
      {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground},
            etc.
  
      {Hog caterpillar} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the green
            grapevine sphinx; -- so called because the head and first
            three segments are much smaller than those behind them, so
            as to make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk
            moth}.
  
      {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,
            attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance
            on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a
            scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one
            to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law
            (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)
  
      {Hog deer} (Zo[94]l.), the axis deer.
  
      {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}),
            yielding an aromatic gum.
  
      {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep
            of the second year.
  
      {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.
  
      {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias}
            ({S. lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums, but
            chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.
  
      {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane.
  
      {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}.
  
      {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}.
  
      {Mexican hog} (Zo[94]l.), the peccary.
  
      {Water hog}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Capybara}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ice \Ice\ ([imac]s), n. [OE. is, iis, AS. [c6]s; aksin to D.
      ijs, G. eis, OHG. [c6]s, Icel. [c6]ss, Sw. is, Dan. iis, and
      perh. to E. iron.]
      1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state
            by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent
            colorless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal.
            Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4[f8] C.
            being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice floats.
  
      Note: Water freezes at 32[f8] F. or 0[f8] Cent., and ice
               melts at the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling
               properties to the large amount of heat required to melt
               it.
  
      2. Concreted sugar. --Johnson.
  
      3. Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and
            artificially frozen.
  
      4. Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor
            ice.
  
      {Anchor ice}, ice which sometimes forms about stones and
            other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and
            is thus attached or anchored to the ground.
  
      {Bay ice}, ice formed in bays, fiords, etc., often in
            extensive fields which drift out to sea.
  
      {Ground ice}, anchor ice.
  
      {Ice age} (Geol.), the glacial epoch or period. See under
            {Glacial}.
  
      {Ice anchor} (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a
            field of ice. --Kane.
  
      {Ice blink} [Dan. iisblink], a streak of whiteness of the
            horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice not
            yet in sight.
  
      {Ice boat}.
            (a) A boat fitted with skates or runners, and propelled on
                  ice by sails; an ice yacht.
            (b) A strong steamboat for breaking a channel through ice.
                 
  
      {Ice box} [or] {chest}, a box for holding ice; a box in which
            things are kept cool by means of ice; a refrigerator.
  
      {Ice brook}, a brook or stream as cold as ice. [Poetic]
            --Shak.
  
      {Ice cream} [for iced cream], cream, milk, or custard,
            sweetened, flavored, and frozen.
  
      {Ice field}, an extensive sheet of ice.
  
      {Ice float}, {Ice floe}, a sheet of floating ice similar to
            an ice field, but smaller.
  
      {Ice foot}, shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice belt. --Kane.
  
      {Ice house}, a close-covered pit or building for storing ice.
           
  
      {Ice machine} (Physics), a machine for making ice
            artificially, as by the production of a low temperature
            through the sudden expansion of a gas or vapor, or the
            rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid.
  
      {Ice master}. See {Ice pilot} (below).
  
      {Ice pack}, an irregular mass of broken and drifting ice.
  
      {Ice paper}, a transparent film of gelatin for copying or
            reproducing; papier glac[82].
  
      {Ice petrel} (Zo[94]l.), a shearwater ({Puffinus gelidus}) of
            the Antarctic seas, abundant among floating ice.
  
      {Ice pick}, a sharp instrument for breaking ice into small
            pieces.
  
      {Ice pilot}, a pilot who has charge of a vessel where the
            course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; -- called
            also {ice master}.
  
      {Ice pitcher}, a pitcher adapted for ice water.
  
      {Ice plow}, a large tool for grooving and cutting ice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [c6]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,
      ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)
      A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({H. helix}), common in Europe.
      Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and mostly
      five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries
      black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees by
      rootlike fibers.
  
               Direct The clasping ivy where to climb.   --Milton.
  
               Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere.   --Milton.
  
      {American ivy}. (Bot.) See {Virginia creeper}.
  
      {English ivy} (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy
            proper ({Hedera helix}).
  
      {German ivy} (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent
            stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of
            {Senecio} ({S. scandens}).
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma}).
  
      {Ivy bush}. (Bot.) See {Mountain laurel}, under {Mountain}.
           
  
      {Ivy owl} (Zo[94]l.), the barn owl.
  
      {Ivy tod} (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.
  
      {Japanese ivy} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis
            tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.
           
  
      {Poison ivy} (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus
            Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and
            greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the
            touch for most persons.
  
      {To pipe in an ivy leaf}, to console one's self as best one
            can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
      {West Indian ivy}, a climbing plant of the genus
            {Marcgravia}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ground \Ground\,
      imp. & p. p. of {Grind}.
  
      {Ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its
            seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. --Knight.
  
      {Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been
            destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.
  
      {Ground joint}, a close joint made by grinding together two
            pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with
            fine sand and water.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
      laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
      1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({L.
            nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
            with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
            axils; -- called also {sweet bay}.
  
      Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
               Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
               to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
               period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
               laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
               aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
  
      Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
               respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
  
      2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
            especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
  
      3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
            the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
  
      {Laurel water}, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
            cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
            products carried over in the process.
  
      {American laurel}, [or] {Mountain laurel}, {Kalmia
            latifolia}. See under {Mountain}.
  
      {California laurel}, {Umbellularia Californica}.
  
      {Cherry laurel} (in England called {laurel}). See under
            {Cherry}.
  
      {Great laurel}, the rosebay ({Rhododendron maximum}).
  
      {Ground laurel}, trailing arbutus.
  
      {New Zealand laurel}, {Laurelia Nov[91] Zelandi[91]}.
  
      {Portugal laurel}, the {Prunus Lusitanica}.
  
      {Rose laurel}, the oleander. See {Oleander}.
  
      {Sheep laurel}, a poisonous shrub, {Kalmia angustifolia},
            smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
            redder flowers.
  
      {Spurge laurel}, {Daphne Laureola}.
  
      {West Indian laurel}, {Prunus occidentalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to
      arbor tree.]
      The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
      Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the
      strawberry; the arbute tree.
  
      {Trailing arbutus} (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of
            the Heath family ({Epig[91]a repens}), having white or
            usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,
            growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in
            the spring; in New England known as {mayflower}; -- called
            also {ground laurel}. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
      laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
      1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({L.
            nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
            with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
            axils; -- called also {sweet bay}.
  
      Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
               Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
               to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
               period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
               laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
               aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
  
      Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
               respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
  
      2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
            especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
  
      3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
            the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
  
      {Laurel water}, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
            cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
            products carried over in the process.
  
      {American laurel}, [or] {Mountain laurel}, {Kalmia
            latifolia}. See under {Mountain}.
  
      {California laurel}, {Umbellularia Californica}.
  
      {Cherry laurel} (in England called {laurel}). See under
            {Cherry}.
  
      {Great laurel}, the rosebay ({Rhododendron maximum}).
  
      {Ground laurel}, trailing arbutus.
  
      {New Zealand laurel}, {Laurelia Nov[91] Zelandi[91]}.
  
      {Portugal laurel}, the {Prunus Lusitanica}.
  
      {Rose laurel}, the oleander. See {Oleander}.
  
      {Sheep laurel}, a poisonous shrub, {Kalmia angustifolia},
            smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
            redder flowers.
  
      {Spurge laurel}, {Daphne Laureola}.
  
      {West Indian laurel}, {Prunus occidentalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to
      arbor tree.]
      The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
      Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the
      strawberry; the arbute tree.
  
      {Trailing arbutus} (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of
            the Heath family ({Epig[91]a repens}), having white or
            usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,
            growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in
            the spring; in New England known as {mayflower}; -- called
            also {ground laurel}. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,
      laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]
      1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({L.
            nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,
            with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their
            axils; -- called also {sweet bay}.
  
      Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the
               Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks
               to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later
               period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of
               laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an
               aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.
  
      Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some
               respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.
  
      2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --
            especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.
  
      3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because
            the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.
  
      {Laurel water}, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the
            cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other
            products carried over in the process.
  
      {American laurel}, [or] {Mountain laurel}, {Kalmia
            latifolia}. See under {Mountain}.
  
      {California laurel}, {Umbellularia Californica}.
  
      {Cherry laurel} (in England called {laurel}). See under
            {Cherry}.
  
      {Great laurel}, the rosebay ({Rhododendron maximum}).
  
      {Ground laurel}, trailing arbutus.
  
      {New Zealand laurel}, {Laurelia Nov[91] Zelandi[91]}.
  
      {Portugal laurel}, the {Prunus Lusitanica}.
  
      {Rose laurel}, the oleander. See {Oleander}.
  
      {Sheep laurel}, a poisonous shrub, {Kalmia angustifolia},
            smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and
            redder flowers.
  
      {Spurge laurel}, {Daphne Laureola}.
  
      {West Indian laurel}, {Prunus occidentalis}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to
      arbor tree.]
      The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the
      Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the
      strawberry; the arbute tree.
  
      {Trailing arbutus} (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of
            the Heath family ({Epig[91]a repens}), having white or
            usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,
            growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in
            the spring; in New England known as {mayflower}; -- called
            also {ground laurel}. --Gray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} (-?rd);
      p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L.
      cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards,
      over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},
      {Overt}, {Curfew}.]
      1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as,
            to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with
            a cloth.
  
      2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.
  
                     And with the majesty of darkness round Covers his
                     throne.                                             --Milton.
  
                     All that beauty than doth cover thee. --Shak.
  
      3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon
            (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.
  
                     The powers that covered themselves with everlasting
                     infamy by the partition of Poland.      --Brougham.
  
      4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were
            covered from our sight by the woods.
  
                     A cloud covered the mount.                  --Exod. xxiv.
                                                                              15.
  
                     In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      5. To brood or sit on; to incubate.
  
                     While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . .
                     diverts her with his songs.               --Addison.
  
      6. To overwhelm; to spread over.
  
                     The waters returned and covered the chariots and the
                     horsemen.                                          --Ex. xiv. 28.
  
      7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend;
            as, the cavalry covered the retreat.
  
                     His calm and blameless life Does with substantial
                     blessedness abound, And the soft wings of peace
                     cover him round.                                 --Cowley.
  
      8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.
            [bd]Blessed is he whose is covered.[b8] --Ps. xxxii. 1.
  
      9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend,
            include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to
            counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum
            loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a
            crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.
  
      10. To put the usual covering or headdress on.
  
                     Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers
            a mare; -- said of the male.
  
      {To cover}
  
      {ground [or] distance}, to pass over; as, the rider covered
            the ground in an hour.
  
      {To cover one's short contracts} (Stock Exchange), to buy
            stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold
            short does in order to protect himself.
  
      {Covering party} (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the
            protection of another detachment, as of men working in the
            trenches.
  
      {To cover into}, to transfer to; as, to cover into the
            treasury.
  
      Syn: To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,
      probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.
      See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and
            having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in
            the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain
            bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and
            river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is
            usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some
            irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as
            nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Pearls which are round, or
            nearly round, and of fine luster, are highly esteemed as
            jewels, and compare in value with the precious stones.
  
      2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;
            something very precious.
  
                     I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
                     And those pearls of dew she wears.      --Milton.
  
      3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.
  
      5. (Zo[94]l.) A light-colored tern.
  
      6. (Zo[94]l.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the
            bur on a deer's antler.
  
      7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.
  
      8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some
            liquid for medicinal application, as ether.
  
      9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond. [b5]
            This line is printed in the type called pearl.
  
      {Ground pearl}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Ground}.
  
      {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form
            small, round grains.
  
      {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.
  
      {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some
            kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to
            be sewed on lace.
  
      {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]
  
      {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.
  
      {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).
  
      {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.
  
      {Pearl moth} (Zo[94]l.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia};
            -- so called on account of its pearly color.
  
      {Pearl oyster} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            large tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus
            {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies
            (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast
            of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called
            also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.
  
      {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.
  
      {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.
  
      {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.
  
      {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,
            having a pearly luster.
  
      {Pearl white}.
            (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used
                  chiefly as a cosmetic.
            (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin
                  blue.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[c6]n, L. pinus.]
      1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See
            {Pinus}.
  
      Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United
               States, of which the {white pine} ({P. Strobus}), the
               {Georgia pine} ({P. australis}), the {red pine} ({P.
               resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar pine} ({P.
               Lambertiana}) are among the most valuable. The {Scotch
               pine} or {fir}, also called {Norway} or {Riga pine}
               ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the only British species. The
               {nut pine} is any pine tree, or species of pine, which
               bears large edible seeds. See {Pinon}. The spruces,
               firs, larches, and true cedars, though formerly
               considered pines, are now commonly assigned to other
               genera.
  
      2. The wood of the pine tree.
  
      3. A pineapple.
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.
  
      {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,
            the {Araucaria excelsa}.
  
      {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered
            with pines. [Southern U.S.]
  
      {Pine borer} (Zo[94]l.), any beetle whose larv[91] bore into
            pine trees.
  
      {Pine finch}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.
           
  
      {Pine grosbeak} (Zo[94]l.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola
            enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both
            hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with
            red.
  
      {Pine lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a small, very active, mottled gray
            lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle
            States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and
            {alligator}.
  
      {Pine marten}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also
                  {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.
            (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.
  
      {Pine moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small
            tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[91]
            burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often
            doing great damage.
  
      {Pine mouse} (Zo[94]l.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola
            pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine
            forests.
  
      {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves
            of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.
  
      {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).
  
      {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir
            and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.
           
  
      {Pine snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large harmless North American
            snake ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered
            with brown blotches having black margins. Called also
            {bull snake}. The Western pine snake ({P. Sayi}) is
            chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.
  
      {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.
  
      {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the
            seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a
            figure of a pine tree.
  
      {Pine weevil} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            weevils whose larv[91] bore in the wood of pine trees.
            Several species are known in both Europe and America,
            belonging to the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.
  
      {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming
            them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the
            Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic
            arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood
            wool}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.
      geometricus; Gr. [?]: cf. F. g[82]om[82]trique.]
      Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,
      geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical solution
      of a problem.
  
      Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to
               include processes or solutions in which the
               propositions or principles of geometry are made use of
               rather than those of algebra.
  
      Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly
               technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a
               construction or solution is geometrical which can be
               made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right
               lines and circles. Every construction or solution which
               requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or
               circle as would generate any other curve, is not
               geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a
               geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of
               geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;
               while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,
               by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is
               only approximate and empirical.
  
      {Geometrical curve}. Same as {Algebraic curve}; -- so called
            because their different points may be constructed by the
            operations of elementary geometry.
  
      {Geometric lathe}, an instrument for engraving bank notes,
            etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --
            called also {cycloidal engine}.
  
      {Geometrical pace}, a measure of five feet.
  
      {Geometric pen}, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,
            in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a
            revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely
            varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to
            the arm.
  
      {Geometrical plane} (Persp.), the same as {Ground plane} .
  
      {Geometrical progression}, {proportion}, {ratio}. See under
            {Progression}, {Proportion} and {Ratio}.
  
      {Geometrical radius}, in gearing, the radius of the pitch
            circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.
  
      {Geometric spider} (Zo[94]l.), one of many species of
            spiders, which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong
            to {Epeira} and allied genera, as the garden spider. See
            {Garden spider}.
  
      {Geometric square}, a portable instrument in the form of a
            square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by
            measuring angles.
  
      {Geometrical staircase}, one in which the stairs are
            supported by the wall at one end only.
  
      {Geometrical tracery}, in architecture and decoration,
            tracery arranged in geometrical figures.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.
      ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.
      rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.
      {Raccoon}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of
            the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that
            infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,
            or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced
            into Anerica from the Old World.
  
      2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,
            used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their
            natural hair. [Local, U.S.]
  
      3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the
            trades, one who works for lower wages than those
            prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]
  
      Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of
               the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the
               German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this
               country (in some timber as is said); and being much
               stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,
               rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.
               The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,
               as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the
               government of George the First, but has by degrees
               obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any
               sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord
               Mahon.
  
      {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus
            {Rhizomys}.
  
      {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and
            {Coast}.
  
      {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.
  
      {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon
            hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and
            Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious
            to the crop.
  
      {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.
  
      {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.
  
      {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.
  
      {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.
  
      {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.
            (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.
  
      {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near
            Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.
  
      {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.
  
      {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be
            killed by a dog for sport.
  
      {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas
            mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters
            dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.
  
      {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus
            {Echinomys}.
  
      {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.
  
      {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus
            {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the
            Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Rat \Rat\, n. [AS. r[91]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato, ratta, G.
      ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw. r[86]tta, F.
      rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown origin. Cf.
      {Raccoon}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the several species of small rodents of
            the genus {Mus} and allied genera, larger than mice, that
            infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the Norway,
            or brown, rat ({M. Alexandrinus}). These were introduced
            into Anerica from the Old World.
  
      2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,
            used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their
            natural hair. [Local, U.S.]
  
      3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the
            trades, one who works for lower wages than those
            prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]
  
      Note: [bd]It so chanced that, not long after the accession of
               the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the
               German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this
               country (in some timber as is said); and being much
               stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,
               rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.
               The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,
               as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the
               government of George the First, but has by degrees
               obtained a wide meaning, and come to be applied to any
               sudden and mercenary change in politics.[b8] --Lord
               Mahon.
  
      {Bamboo rat} (Zo[94]l.), any Indian rodent of the genus
            {Rhizomys}.
  
      {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Beaver} and
            {Coast}.
  
      {Blind rat} (Zo[94]l.), the mole rat.
  
      {Cotton rat} (Zo[94]l.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon
            hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and
            Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious
            to the crop.
  
      {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.
  
      {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.
  
      {Kangaroo rat} (Zo[94]l.), the potoroo.
  
      {Norway rat} (Zo[94]l.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.
  
      {Pouched rat}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.
            (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.
  
      {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near
            Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to Athabascan stock.
  
      {Rat mole}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.
  
      {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be
            killed by a dog for sport.
  
      {Rat snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas
            mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters
            dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.
  
      {Spiny rat} (Zo[94]l.), any South America rodent of the genus
            {Echinomys}.
  
      {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.
  
      {Wood rat} (Zo[94]l.), any American rat of the genus
            {Neotoma}, especially {N. Floridana}, common in the
            Southern United States. Its feet and belly are white.

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      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

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      {Ground rattlesnake} (Zo[94]l.), a small rattlesnake
            ({Caudisona, [or] Sistrurus, miliaria}) of the Southern
            United States, having a small rattle. It has nine large
            scales on its head.
  
      {Rattlesnake fern} (Bot.), a common American fern
            ({Botrychium Virginianum}) having a triangular decompound
            frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising
            from the middle of the frond.
  
      {Rattlesnake grass} (Bot.), a handsome American grass
            ({Glyceria Canadensis}) with an ample panicle of rather
            large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated
            parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the
            rattlesnake. Sometimes called {quaking grass}.
  
      {Rattlesnake plantain} (Bot.), See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Rattlesnake root} (Bot.), a name given to certain American
            species of the composite genus {Prenanthes} ({P. alba} and
            {P. serpentaria}), formerly asserted to cure the bite of
            the rattlesnake. Calling also {lion's foot}, {gall of the
            earth}, and {white lettuce}.
  
      {Rattlesnake's master} (Bot.)
      (a) A species of Agave ({Agave Virginica}) growing in the
            Southern United States.
      (b) An umbelliferous plant ({Eryngium yucc[91]folium}) with
            large bristly-fringed linear leaves.
      (c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris
            squarrosa}).
  
      {Rattlesnake weed} (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus
            {Hieracium} ({H. venosum}); -- probably so named from its
            spotted leaves. See also {Snakeroot}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

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   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch
      family, so called from its note; -- called also {towhee
      bunting} and {ground robin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch
      family, so called from its note; -- called also {towhee
      bunting} and {ground robin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally
      meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;
      akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius)
      + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),
            having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin
            redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.
      (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having
            the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are
            olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also
            {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.
      (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
            genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,
            the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).
      (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.
            See {Indian robin}, below.
  
      {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See
            {Knot}.
  
      {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}.
  
      {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird.
  
      {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole.
  
      {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink.
  
      {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and
            {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some
            white on the wings.
  
      {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus
            saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black
            glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.
           
  
      {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.
  
      {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird
            ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the
            European robin.
  
      {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European robin.
      (b) The American robin.
      (c) The American bluebird.
  
      {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.
      (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.
  
      {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.
  
      {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the
            genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called
            also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European
            gurnard.
      (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]
           
  
      {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla
            fuliginosa}), native of India.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch
      family, so called from its note; -- called also {towhee
      bunting} and {ground robin}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      10. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of small ground snakes of the
            family {Tortricid[91]}.
  
      {Ground roller} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            Madagascar rollers belonging to {Atelornis} and allied
            genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the ground.
           
  
      {Roller bolt}, the bar in a carriage to which the traces are
            attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.]
  
      {Roller gin}, a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for
            separating the seeds from the fiber.
  
      {Roller mill}. See under {Mill}.
  
      {Roller skate}, a skate which has small wheels in the place
            of the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating
            upon a smooth, hard surface, other than ice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Nurse \Nurse\, n. [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF. nurrice,
      norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia nurse, prop.,
      fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to nutrix, -icis,
      nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See {Nourish}, and cf.
      {Nutritious}.]
      1. One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or
            brings up; as:
            (a) A woman who has the care of young children;
                  especially, one who suckles an infant not her own.
            (b) A person, especially a woman, who has the care of the
                  sick or infirm.
  
      2. One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow,
            trains, fosters, or the like.
  
                     The nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise.
                                                                              --Burke.
  
      3. (Naut.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real
            commander when the captain is unfit for his place.
  
      4. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces
                  cercari[91] by asexual reproduction. See {Cercaria},
                  and {Redia}.
            (b) Either one of the nurse sharks.
  
      {Nurse shark}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) A large arctic shark ({Somniosus microcephalus}),
                  having small teeth and feeble jaws; -- called also
                  {sleeper shark}, and {ground shark}.
            (b) A large shark ({Ginglymostoma cirratum}), native of
                  the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal
                  fins situated behind the ventral fins.
  
      {To put to nurse}, [or] {To put out to nurse}, to send away
            to be nursed; to place in the care of a nurse.
  
      {Wet nurse}, {Dry nurse}. See {Wet nurse}, and {Dry nurse},
            in the Vocabulary.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes
      called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground
      squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States
      is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},
      {chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes
      called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground
      squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States
      is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},
      {chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Swell \Swell\, n.
      1. The act of swelling.
  
      2. Gradual increase. Specifically:
            (a) Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance.
            (b) Increase in height; elevation; rise.
  
                           Little River affords navigation during a swell
                           to within three miles of the Miami. --Jefferson.
            (c) Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound.
  
                           Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron.
            (d) Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force.
  
                           The swell and subsidence of his periods.
                                                                              --Landor.
  
      3. A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an
            extensive plain abounding with little swells.
  
      4. A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large
            waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy
            swell sets into the harbor.
  
                     The swell Of the long waves that roll in yonder bay.
                                                                              --Tennyson.
  
                     The gigantic swells and billows of the snow.
                                                                              --Hawthorne.
  
      5. (Mus.) A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of
            sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally
            indicated by the sign.
  
      6. A showy, dashing person; a dandy. [Slang]
  
      {Ground swell}. See under {Ground}.
  
      {Organ swell} (Mus.), a certain number of pipes inclosed in a
            box, the uncovering of which by means of a pedal produces
            increased sound.
  
      {Swell shark} (Zo[94]l.), a small shark ({Scyllium
            ventricosum}) of the west coast of North America, which
            takes in air when caught, and swells up like a swellfish.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tackle \Tac"kle\ (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?,
      especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel,
      Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v.t., or to
      take.]
      1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,
            consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the
            rope and attachments, as distinct from the block.
  
      2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object
            is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting
            tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. [bd]She to her
            tackle fell.[b8] --Hudibras.
  
      Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.
  
      3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any
            purchase where more than one block is used.
  
      {Fall and tackle}. See the Note under {Pulley}.
  
      {Fishing tackle}. See under {Fishing}, a.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc.
  
      {Gun tackle}, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon
            in or out.
  
      {Tackle fall}, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a
            tackle, to which the power is applied.
  
      {Tack tackle} (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks
            of the principal sails.
  
      {Tackle board}, {Tackle post} (Ropemaking), a board, frame,
            or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the
            spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pitta \Pit"ta\ (p[icr]t"t[adot]), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds
      belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family
      {Pittid[91]}. Most of the species are varied with three or
      more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple,
      and black. They are called also {ground thrushes}, and {Old
      World ant thrushes}; but they are not related to the true
      thrushes.
  
      Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but
               some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They
               live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of
               various kinds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tit \Tit\, n.
      1. A small horse. --Tusser.
  
      2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton.
  
      3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell.
  
      4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word
            probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps
            the same as teat. Cf. {Titmouse}, {Tittle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
                  belonging to the families {Parid[91]} and
                  {Leiotrichid[91]}; a titmouse.
            (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wren tit}, under {Wren}.
  
      {Hill tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic
            singing birds belonging to {Siva}, {Milna}, and allied
            genera.
  
      {Tit babbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small
            East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus
            {Trichastoma}.
  
      {Tit for tat}. [Probably for tip for tap. See {Tip} a slight
            blow.] An equivalent; retaliation.
  
      {Tit thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging to {Suthora} and
            allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate
            between the thrushes and titmice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tit \Tit\, n.
      1. A small horse. --Tusser.
  
      2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton.
  
      3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell.
  
      4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word
            probably meant originally, something small, and is perhaps
            the same as teat. Cf. {Titmouse}, {Tittle}.] (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds
                  belonging to the families {Parid[91]} and
                  {Leiotrichid[91]}; a titmouse.
            (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Wren tit}, under {Wren}.
  
      {Hill tit} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic
            singing birds belonging to {Siva}, {Milna}, and allied
            genera.
  
      {Tit babbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small
            East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus
            {Trichastoma}.
  
      {Tit for tat}. [Probably for tip for tap. See {Tip} a slight
            blow.] An equivalent; retaliation.
  
      {Tit thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of
            Asiatic and East Indian birds belonging to {Suthora} and
            allied genera. In some respects they are intermediate
            between the thrushes and titmice.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Warbler \War"bler\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --
            applied chiefly to birds.
  
                     In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.
                                                                              --Tickell.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World
            singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviid[91]}, many
            of which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap,
            reed warbler (see under {Reed}), and sedge warbler (see
            under {Sedge}) are well-known species.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of small, often
            bright colored, American singing birds of the family or
            subfamily {Mniotiltid[91]}, or {Sylvicolin[91]}. They are
            allied to the Old World warblers, but most of them are not
            particularly musical.
  
      Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to
               their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,
               fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,
               wormeating warblers, etc.
  
      {Bush warbler} (Zo[94]l.) any American warbler of the genus
            {Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({O. agilis}).
  
      {Creeping warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            very small American warblers belonging to {Parula},
            {Mniotilta}, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed
            warbler ({Parula Americana}), and the black-and-white
            creeper ({Mniotilta varia}).
  
      {Fly-catching warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species
            of warblers belonging to {Setophaga}, {Sylvania}, and
            allied genera having the bill hooked and notched at the
            tip, with strong rictal bristles at the base, as the
            hooded warbler ({Sylvania mitrata}), the black-capped
            warbler ({S. pusilla}), the Canadian warbler ({S.
            Canadensis}), and the American redstart (see {Redstart}).
           
  
      {Ground warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any American warbler of the
            genus {Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({G.
            Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see
            {Yellowthroat}).
  
      {Wood warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous American
            warblers of the genus {Dendroica}. Among the most common
            wood warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or
            yellow warbler (see under {Yellow}), the black-throated
            green warbler ({Dendroica virens}), the yellow-rumped
            warbler ({D. coronata}), the blackpoll ({D. striata}), the
            bay-breasted warbler ({D. castanea}), the chestnut-sided
            warbler ({D. Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({D.
            tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under {Prairie}), and
            the pine warbler ({D. pinus}). See also {Magnolia
            warbler}, under {Magnolia}, and {Blackburnian warbler}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

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      {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous
            shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --
            called also {rest-harrow}.
  
      {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from
            winged game.
  
      {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica
            officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe
            and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.
           
  
      {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of
            the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded
            as projected.
  
      {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.
            Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from
            that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.
  
      {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).
                  See {Woodchuck}.
            (b) The aardvark.
  
      {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water
            before it forms on the surface.
  
      {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.
           
  
      {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.
            sleeper.
  
      {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.
  
      {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under
            {Arbutus}.
  
      {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection
            of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.
  
      {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad
            flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and
            radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).
  
      {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a
            churchyard.
  
      {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a
            rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are
            embedded.
  
      {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian
            parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and
            {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.
  
      {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family
            {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants'
            nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They
            are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the
            natives.
  
      {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent
            ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to
            the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no
            spines; -- called also {ground rat}.
  
      {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the
            tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the
            Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See
            {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above).
  
      {Ground pine}. (Bot.)
            (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.
                  Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus
                  {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous
                  smell. --Sir J. Hill.
            (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus
                  {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club
                  moss}.
            (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in
                  height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in
                  moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United
                  States. --Gray.
  
      {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any
            building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an
            elevation or perpendicular section.
  
      {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in
            perspective drawing.
  
      {Ground plate}.
            (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a
                  building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the
                  ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or
                  groundsel.
            (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a
                  mudsill.
            (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to
                  conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to
                  the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.
                  --Knight.
  
      {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is
            erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground
            plan.
  
      {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus
            caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,
            and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.
  
      {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above).
  
      {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on
            another man's land.
  
      {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}.
  
      {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.
            --Tatler.
  
      {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,
            which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,
            breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called
            also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.
  
      {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).
  
      {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake
            ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt
            tail.
  
      {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.)
            (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the
                  genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek
                  pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern
                  striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western
                  species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or
                  striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied
                  Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.
            (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to
                  {Tamias}.
  
      {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).
  
      {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or
            matrix, of tissues.
  
      {Ground swell}.
            (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.
            (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,
                  caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a
                  remote distance after the gale has ceased.
  
      {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.
  
      {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a
            vessel at anchor. --Totten.
  
      {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of
            bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}.
            See {Pitta}.
  
      {Ground tier}.
            (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.
                  --Totten.
            (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a
                  vessel's hold.
            (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.
  
      {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the
            keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.
            --Knight.
  
      {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below).
  
      {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,
            etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.
           
  
      {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a
            fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits
            the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.
           
  
      {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},
            {Break}.
  
      {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to
            nothing; to fail; to miscarry.
  
      {To gain ground}.
            (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an
                  army in battle gains ground.
            (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the
                  army gains ground on the enemy.
            (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or
                  influential.
  
      {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.]
            [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton.
  
                     There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground
                     of them, but by bidding higher.         --South.
  
      {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.
  
                     These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.
  
      {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the
            position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit
            or reputation; to decline.
  
      {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or
            encroachment. --Atterbury.
  
      {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --
            said of a ship.

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   Groundage \Ground"age\, n.
      A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it
      occupies while in port. --Bouvier.

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   Ground \Ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grounded}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grounding}.]
      1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
  
      2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
            principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
  
                     Being rooted and grounded in love.      --Eph. iii.
                                                                              17.
  
                     So far from warranting any inference to the
                     existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
                     even an argument to his negation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton
  
      3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
  
      4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
            a part of an electrical circuit.
  
      5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
            etching (see {Ground}, n., 5); or as paper or other
            materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
            ornament.

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   Groundedly \Ground"ed*ly\, adv.
      In a grounded or firmly established manner. --Glanvill.

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   Grounden \Ground"en\, obs.
      p. p. of {Grind}. --Chaucer.

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   Ground \Ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grounded}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grounding}.]
      1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
  
      2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
            principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
  
                     Being rooted and grounded in love.      --Eph. iii.
                                                                              17.
  
                     So far from warranting any inference to the
                     existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground
                     even an argument to his negation.      --Sir W.
                                                                              Hamilton
  
      3. To instruct in elements or first principles.
  
      4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth
            a part of an electrical circuit.
  
      5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for
            etching (see {Ground}, n., 5); or as paper or other
            materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for
            ornament.

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   Grounding \Ground"ing\, n.
      The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or
      foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process
      of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton
      cloth, etc.; a basis.

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   Groundless \Ground"less\, a. [AS. grundle[a0]s bottomless.]
      Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for
      support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a
      groundless report or assertion. -- {Ground"less*ly}, adv. --
      Ground"less*ness, n.

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   Groundless \Ground"less\, a. [AS. grundle[a0]s bottomless.]
      Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for
      support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a
      groundless report or assertion. -- {Ground"less*ly}, adv. --
      Ground"less*ness, n.

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   Groundling \Ground"ling\, n. [Ground + -ling.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water,
            as the loach.
  
      2. A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on
            the ground, and without floor or benches.
  
                     No comic buffoon to make the groundlings laugh.
                                                                              --Coleridge.

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   Groundly \Ground"ly\, adv.
      Solidly; deeply; thoroughly. [Obs.]
  
               Those whom princes do once groundly hate, Let them
               provide to die as sure us fate.               --Marston.

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   Peanut \Pea"nut\, n. (Bot.)
      The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
      hypog[91]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
      cultivated for its fruit.
  
      Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or
               three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the
               soil. Called also {earthnut}, {groundnut}, and
               {goober}.

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   Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (-n[ucr]t`), n. (Bot.)
      (a) The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[91]a} (native country
            uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
      (b) A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa}), producing
            clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
            tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
      (c) The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia}). [U. S.] --Gray.
      (d) A European plant of the genus {Bunium} ({B. flexuosum}),
            having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
            aromatic taste; -- called also {earthnut}, {earth
            chestnut}, {hawknut}, and {pignut}. [1913 Webster]

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   Peanut \Pea"nut\, n. (Bot.)
      The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis
      hypog[91]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely
      cultivated for its fruit.
  
      Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or
               three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the
               soil. Called also {earthnut}, {groundnut}, and
               {goober}.

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   Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (-n[ucr]t`), n. (Bot.)
      (a) The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[91]a} (native country
            uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.
      (b) A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa}), producing
            clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root
            tuberous and pleasant to the taste.
      (c) The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia}). [U. S.] --Gray.
      (d) A European plant of the genus {Bunium} ({B. flexuosum}),
            having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,
            aromatic taste; -- called also {earthnut}, {earth
            chestnut}, {hawknut}, and {pignut}. [1913 Webster]

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   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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   Groundsel \Ground"sel\, n. [OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige,
      grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan
      to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the
      eye. See {Swallow}, v.] (Bot.)
      An annual composite plant ({Senecio vulgaris}), one of the
      most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.

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   Groundsel \Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground +
      sill.]
      See {Ground plate}
      (a), under {Ground}

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   Groundsel \Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground +
      sill.]
      See {Ground plate}
      (a), under {Ground}

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   Groundwork \Ground"work`\, n.
      That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the
      basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle.
      --Dryden.

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   Grommet \Grom"met\, n. [F. gourmette curb, curb chain, fr.
      gourmer to curb, thump, beat; cf. Armor. gromm a curb, gromma
      to curb.]
      1. A ring formed by twisting on itself a single strand of an
            unlaid rope; also, a metallic eyelet in or for a sail or a
            mailbag. Sometimes written {grummet}.
  
      2. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball
            in place.

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   Grundel \Grun"del\, n. [See {Groundling}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A groundling (fish). [Prov. Eng.]

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   Grundsel \Grundsel\, n.
      Groundsel. [Obs.]

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   Grundyism \Grun"dy*ism\, n.
      Narrow and unintelligent conventionalism. -- {Grun"dy*ist},
      n.

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   Grundyism \Grun"dy*ism\, n.
      Narrow and unintelligent conventionalism. -- {Grun"dy*ist},
      n.

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   Redmouth \Red"mouth`\ (-mouth`), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus
      {Diabasis}, or {H[91]mulon}, of the Southern United States,
      having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also
      {flannelmouth}, and {grunt}.

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   Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[ucr]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
      grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
      perh. akin to E. groan.]
      To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
      or a deep guttural sound.
  
               Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a
               weary life.                                             --Shak.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.

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   Grunt \Grunt\, n.
      1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of American food
            fishes, of the genus {H[91]mulon}, allied to the snappers,
            as, the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth
            grunt ({H. aurolineatus}), of the Southern United States;
            -- also applied to allied species of the genera
            {Pomadasys}, {Orthopristis}, and {Pristopoma}. Called also
            pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the
            noise it makes when taken.

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   Redmouth \Red"mouth`\ (-mouth`), n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus
      {Diabasis}, or {H[91]mulon}, of the Southern United States,
      having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also
      {flannelmouth}, and {grunt}.

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   Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[ucr]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
      grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
      perh. akin to E. groan.]
      To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
      or a deep guttural sound.
  
               Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a
               weary life.                                             --Shak.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.

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   Grunt \Grunt\, n.
      1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of American food
            fishes, of the genus {H[91]mulon}, allied to the snappers,
            as, the black grunt ({A. Plumieri}), and the redmouth
            grunt ({H. aurolineatus}), of the Southern United States;
            -- also applied to allied species of the genera
            {Pomadasys}, {Orthopristis}, and {Pristopoma}. Called also
            pigfish, squirrel fish, and grunter; -- so called from the
            noise it makes when taken.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[ucr]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
      grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
      perh. akin to E. groan.]
      To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
      or a deep guttural sound.
  
               Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a
               weary life.                                             --Shak.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grunter \Grunt"er\, n.
      1. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog.
            [bd]Bristled grunters.[b8] --Tennyson.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) One of several American marine fishes. See {Sea
            robin}, and {Grunt}, n., 2.
  
      3. (Brass Founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[ucr]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
      grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
      perh. akin to E. groan.]
      To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
      or a deep guttural sound.
  
               Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a
               weary life.                                             --Shak.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yak \Yak\ (y[acr]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bovine mammal ({Po[89]phagus grunnies}) native of the high
      plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs,
      and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair.
      Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an
      ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are
      several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane
      and the long hair on the flanks. Called also {chauri gua},
      {grunting cow}, {grunting ox}, {sarlac}, {sarlik}, and
      {sarluc}.
  
      {Yak lace}, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of
            the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yak \Yak\ (y[acr]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bovine mammal ({Po[89]phagus grunnies}) native of the high
      plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs,
      and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair.
      Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an
      ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are
      several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane
      and the long hair on the flanks. Called also {chauri gua},
      {grunting cow}, {grunting ox}, {sarlac}, {sarlik}, and
      {sarluc}.
  
      {Yak lace}, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of
            the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ox \Ox\ ([ocr]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G.
      ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth.
      a[a3]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle.
      [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal
      when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The
      word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of
      bovine animals, male and female.
  
               All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.
                                                                              --Ps. viii. 7.
  
      Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains
               its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated
               somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male,
               not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are
               well established in regard to domestic animals of this
               genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox
               is often applied both to the male and the female. The
               name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or
               female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both
               the male and the female.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.
  
      {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu.
  
      {Javan ox} (Zo[94]l.), the banteng.
  
      {Musk ox}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Musk}.
  
      {Ox bile}. See {Ox gall}, below.
  
      {Ox gall}, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the
            arts and in medicine.
  
      {Ox pith}, ox marrow. [Obs.] --Marston.
  
      {Ox ray} (Zo[94]l.), a very large ray ({Dicerobatis
            Giorn[91]}) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ
            projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes
            becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and
            weighs over a ton. Called also {sea devil}.
  
      {To have the black ox tread on one's foot}, to be
            unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen
            were sacrificed to Pluto). --Leigh Hunt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[ucr]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
      grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
      perh. akin to E. groan.]
      To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
      or a deep guttural sound.
  
               Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a
               weary life.                                             --Shak.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yak \Yak\ (y[acr]k), n. [Thibetan gyag.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A bovine mammal ({Po[89]phagus grunnies}) native of the high
      plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs,
      and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair.
      Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an
      ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are
      several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane
      and the long hair on the flanks. Called also {chauri gua},
      {grunting cow}, {grunting ox}, {sarlac}, {sarlik}, and
      {sarluc}.
  
      {Yak lace}, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of
            the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ox \Ox\ ([ocr]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G.
      ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth.
      a[a3]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle.
      [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal
      when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The
      word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of
      bovine animals, male and female.
  
               All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.
                                                                              --Ps. viii. 7.
  
      Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains
               its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated
               somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male,
               not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are
               well established in regard to domestic animals of this
               genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox
               is often applied both to the male and the female. The
               name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or
               female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both
               the male and the female.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.
  
      {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu.
  
      {Javan ox} (Zo[94]l.), the banteng.
  
      {Musk ox}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Musk}.
  
      {Ox bile}. See {Ox gall}, below.
  
      {Ox gall}, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the
            arts and in medicine.
  
      {Ox pith}, ox marrow. [Obs.] --Marston.
  
      {Ox ray} (Zo[94]l.), a very large ray ({Dicerobatis
            Giorn[91]}) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ
            projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes
            becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and
            weighs over a ton. Called also {sea devil}.
  
      {To have the black ox tread on one's foot}, to be
            unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen
            were sacrificed to Pluto). --Leigh Hunt.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[ucr]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.
      grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or
      perh. akin to E. groan.]
      To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan
      or a deep guttural sound.
  
               Who would fardels bear, To grunt and sweat under a
               weary life.                                             --Shak.
  
      {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gruntingly \Grunt"ing*ly\, adv.
      In a grunting manner.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gruntle \Grun"tle\, v. i. [Freq. of grunt.]
      To grunt; to grunt repeatedly. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gruntling \Grunt"ling\, n.
      A young hog.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guarantee \Guar`an*tee"\, n.; pl. {Guarantees}. [For guaranty,
      prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See
      {Guaranty}, and cf. {Warrantee}.]
      1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the
            payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in
            case of the failure of another person, who is, in the
            first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an
            engagement which secures or insures another against a
            contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty.
  
                     His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another
            performed; a guarantor. --South.
  
      Note: Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.
  
      3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the
            correlative of guarantor.
  
      Syn: {Guarantee}, {Warranty.}
  
      Usage: A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will
                  be done or not done in future. A warranty is an
                  engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at
                  the time of the engagement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guarantee \Guar"an*tee`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p,
      pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.]
      In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the
      payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another
      person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim,
      etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or at all
      avents; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or
      secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to
      guarantee the execution of a treaty.
  
               The United States shall guarantee to every State in
               this Union a republican form of government.
                                                                              --Constitution
                                                                              of the U. S.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guarantee \Guar"an*tee`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p,
      pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.]
      In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the
      payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another
      person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim,
      etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or at all
      avents; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or
      secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to
      guarantee the execution of a treaty.
  
               The United States shall guarantee to every State in
               this Union a republican form of government.
                                                                              --Constitution
                                                                              of the U. S.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guarantee \Guar"an*tee`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p,
      pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.]
      In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the
      payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another
      person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim,
      etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or at all
      avents; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or
      secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to
      guarantee the execution of a treaty.
  
               The United States shall guarantee to every State in
               this Union a republican form of government.
                                                                              --Constitution
                                                                              of the U. S.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guarantee \Guar`an*tee"\, n.; pl. {Guarantees}. [For guaranty,
      prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See
      {Guaranty}, and cf. {Warrantee}.]
      1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the
            payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in
            case of the failure of another person, who is, in the
            first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an
            engagement which secures or insures another against a
            contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as Guaranty.
  
                     His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another
            performed; a guarantor. --South.
  
      Note: Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.
  
      3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the
            correlative of guarantor.
  
      Syn: {Guarantee}, {Warranty.}
  
      Usage: A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will
                  be done or not done in future. A warranty is an
                  engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at
                  the time of the engagement.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guaranty \Guar"an*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarantied}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Guarantying}.] [From {Guaranty}, n.]
      In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another
      person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake
      to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to
      engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty
      by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to
      undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of
      a contingency. See {Guarantee}, v. t.
  
      Note: Guaranty agrees in form with warranty. Both guaranty
               and guarantee are well authorized by legal writers in
               the United States. The prevailing spelling, at least
               for the verb, is guarantee.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guarantor \Guar"an*tor`\, n. [See {Guaranty}, and cf.
      {Warrantor}.] (Law)
      (a) One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a surety.
      (b) One who engages to secure another in any right or
            possession.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guaranty \Guar"an*ty\, n.; pl. {Guaranies}. [OF. guarantie,
      garantie, F. garantie, OF. guarantir, garantir, to warrant,
      to guaranty, E. garantir, fr. OF. guarant, garant, a
      warranter, F. garant; of German origin, and from the same
      word as warranty. See {Warrant}, and cf. {Warranty},
      {Guarantee}.]
      In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the
      payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or
      duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay
      or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guaranty \Guar"an*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarantied}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Guarantying}.] [From {Guaranty}, n.]
      In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another
      person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake
      to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to
      engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty
      by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to
      undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of
      a contingency. See {Guarantee}, v. t.
  
      Note: Guaranty agrees in form with warranty. Both guaranty
               and guarantee are well authorized by legal writers in
               the United States. The prevailing spelling, at least
               for the verb, is guarantee.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Guaranty \Guar"an*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarantied}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Guarantying}.] [From {Guaranty}, n.]
      In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another
      person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake
      to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to
      engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty
      by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to
      undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of
      a contingency. See {Guarantee}, v. t.
  
      Note: Guaranty agrees in form with warranty. Both guaranty
               and guarantee are well authorized by legal writers in
               the United States. The prevailing spelling, at least
               for the verb, is guarantee.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gurnard \Gur"nard\, Gurnet \Gur"net\n. [OF. gornal, gournal,
      gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead
      gurnard.] (Zo[94]l.)
      One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus Trigla and
      allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed
      cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The
      name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins.
      [Written also {gournet}.]
  
      {Plyling gurnard}. See under {Flying}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gwiniad \Gwin"i*ad\ (gw[icr]n"[icr]*[acr]d), n. [W. gwyniad a
      whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white.] (Zool.)
      A fish ({Coregonus ferus}) of North Wales and Northern
      Europe, allied to the lake whitefish; -- called also {powan},
      and {schelly}. [Written also {gwyniad}, {guiniad},
      {gurniad}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gurniad \Gur"ni*ad\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Gwiniad}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gwiniad \Gwin"i*ad\ (gw[icr]n"[icr]*[acr]d), n. [W. gwyniad a
      whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white.] (Zool.)
      A fish ({Coregonus ferus}) of North Wales and Northern
      Europe, allied to the lake whitefish; -- called also {powan},
      and {schelly}. [Written also {gwyniad}, {guiniad},
      {gurniad}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gurniad \Gur"ni*ad\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Gwiniad}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gyrant \Gy"rant\, a.
      Gyrating. [R.]

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      Location: 38.28364 N, 95.23855 W
      Population (1990): 3210 (1550 housing units)
      Area: 7.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66032
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      Zip code(s): 29922

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      Population (1990): 16 (11 housing units)
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      Population (1990): 513 (234 housing units)
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      Zip code(s): 81041
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      Population (1990): 374 (156 housing units)
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      Population (1990): 146 (278 housing units)
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      Population (1990): 49425 (19589 housing units)
      Area: 37.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58201, 58203, 58205

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Forks AFB, ND (CDP, FIPS 32140)
      Location: 47.96216 N, 97.38391 W
      Population (1990): 9343 (2618 housing units)
      Area: 22.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Forks County, ND (county, FIPS 35)
      Location: 47.91888 N, 97.45419 W
      Population (1990): 70683 (27085 housing units)
      Area: 3724.1 sq km (land), 5.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Gorge, NY
      Zip code(s): 12434

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Haven, MI (city, FIPS 33340)
      Location: 43.05526 N, 86.22419 W
      Population (1990): 11951 (5218 housing units)
      Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49417

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Island, FL
      Zip code(s): 32735
   Grand Island, NE (city, FIPS 19595)
      Location: 40.92183 N, 98.36585 W
      Population (1990): 39386 (15855 housing units)
      Area: 53.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68801, 68803
   Grand Island, NY
      Zip code(s): 14072

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Isle, LA (town, FIPS 30830)
      Location: 29.20985 N, 90.03279 W
      Population (1990): 1455 (1976 housing units)
      Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 70358
   Grand Isle, ME
      Zip code(s): 04746
   Grand Isle, VT
      Zip code(s): 05458

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Isle County, VT (county, FIPS 13)
      Location: 44.79537 N, 73.29095 W
      Population (1990): 5318 (4135 housing units)
      Area: 214.0 sq km (land), 290.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Junction, CO (city, FIPS 31660)
      Location: 39.08730 N, 108.55292 W
      Population (1990): 29034 (13698 housing units)
      Area: 38.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 81501, 81503, 81505, 81506
   Grand Junction, IA (city, FIPS 31980)
      Location: 42.03219 N, 94.23650 W
      Population (1990): 808 (391 housing units)
      Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50107
   Grand Junction, MI
      Zip code(s): 49056
   Grand Junction, TN (city, FIPS 30280)
      Location: 35.04916 N, 89.18863 W
      Population (1990): 365 (184 housing units)
      Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38039

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Lake, CO (town, FIPS 31715)
      Location: 40.25117 N, 105.82138 W
      Population (1990): 259 (754 housing units)
      Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 80447

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Lake Towne, OK (town, FIPS 30900)
      Location: 36.50591 N, 95.02736 W
      Population (1990): 58 (52 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Ledge, MI (city, FIPS 33420)
      Location: 42.75256 N, 84.74857 W
      Population (1990): 7579 (3168 housing units)
      Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 48837

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Marais, MI
      Zip code(s): 49839
   Grand Marais, MN (city, FIPS 24992)
      Location: 47.75521 N, 90.34484 W
      Population (1990): 1171 (680 housing units)
      Area: 7.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 55604

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Marsh, WI
      Zip code(s): 53936

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Meadow, MN (city, FIPS 25010)
      Location: 43.70521 N, 92.57184 W
      Population (1990): 967 (382 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 55936

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Mound, IA (city, FIPS 32025)
      Location: 41.82346 N, 90.64894 W
      Population (1990): 619 (243 housing units)
      Area: 4.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 52751
   Grand Mound, WA (CDP, FIPS 27890)
      Location: 46.80998 N, 123.01270 W
      Population (1990): 1394 (537 housing units)
      Area: 8.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Pass, MO (town, FIPS 28198)
      Location: 39.20524 N, 93.44317 W
      Population (1990): 53 (25 housing units)
      Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65339

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Portage, MN
      Zip code(s): 55605

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Prairie, TX (city, FIPS 30464)
      Location: 32.69224 N, 97.01665 W
      Population (1990): 99616 (38721 housing units)
      Area: 177.4 sq km (land), 25.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75050, 75051, 75052

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Rapids, MI (city, FIPS 34000)
      Location: 42.96125 N, 85.65573 W
      Population (1990): 189126 (73716 housing units)
      Area: 114.6 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49503, 49505, 49506, 49507, 49546
   Grand Rapids, MN (city, FIPS 25118)
      Location: 47.22877 N, 93.52454 W
      Population (1990): 7976 (3380 housing units)
      Area: 15.8 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
   Grand Rapids, ND
      Zip code(s): 58458
   Grand Rapids, OH (village, FIPS 31206)
      Location: 41.41040 N, 83.86575 W
      Population (1990): 955 (368 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 43522

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Ridge, FL (town, FIPS 27175)
      Location: 30.71702 N, 85.01734 W
      Population (1990): 536 (236 housing units)
      Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 32442
   Grand Ridge, IL (village, FIPS 30757)
      Location: 41.23617 N, 88.83146 W
      Population (1990): 560 (218 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61325

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand River, IA (city, FIPS 32070)
      Location: 40.81894 N, 93.96251 W
      Population (1990): 171 (104 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50108
   Grand River, OH (village, FIPS 31234)
      Location: 41.74225 N, 81.28603 W
      Population (1990): 297 (127 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Rivers, KY (city, FIPS 32212)
      Location: 37.00566 N, 88.23588 W
      Population (1990): 351 (195 housing units)
      Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Ronde, OR
      Zip code(s): 97347

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Saline, TX (city, FIPS 30476)
      Location: 32.67753 N, 95.71123 W
      Population (1990): 2630 (1200 housing units)
      Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 75140

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Terrace, CA (city, FIPS 30658)
      Location: 34.03057 N, 117.31448 W
      Population (1990): 10946 (4059 housing units)
      Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 92324

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Tower, IL (city, FIPS 30770)
      Location: 37.63960 N, 89.50331 W
      Population (1990): 775 (327 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62942

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Traverse County, MI (county, FIPS 55)
      Location: 44.73331 N, 85.55246 W
      Population (1990): 64273 (28740 housing units)
      Area: 1204.6 sq km (land), 352.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand Valley, PA
      Zip code(s): 16420

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand View, ID (city, FIPS 32770)
      Location: 42.98351 N, 116.09001 W
      Population (1990): 330 (163 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 83624
   Grand View, WI
      Zip code(s): 54839

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grand View-on-Hudson, NY (village, FIPS 29872)
      Location: 41.05840 N, 73.90738 W
      Population (1990): 271 (139 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 5.9 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandfalls, TX (town, FIPS 30440)
      Location: 31.34064 N, 102.85435 W
      Population (1990): 583 (236 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 79742

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandfather, NC (village, FIPS 27320)
      Location: 36.09850 N, 81.84753 W
      Population (1990): 34 (28 housing units)
      Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandfield, OK (city, FIPS 30850)
      Location: 34.23122 N, 98.68730 W
      Population (1990): 1224 (573 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 73546

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandin, MO (city, FIPS 28180)
      Location: 36.82990 N, 90.82176 W
      Population (1990): 233 (122 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63943
   Grandin, ND (city, FIPS 32300)
      Location: 47.23606 N, 97.00236 W
      Population (1990): 213 (77 housing units)
      Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 58038

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandview, IA (city, FIPS 32115)
      Location: 41.27721 N, 91.18743 W
      Population (1990): 514 (199 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Grandview, IL (village, FIPS 30835)
      Location: 39.81780 N, 89.61702 W
      Population (1990): 1647 (703 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62702
   Grandview, IN (town, FIPS 28692)
      Location: 37.93797 N, 86.98307 W
      Population (1990): 761 (306 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47615
   Grandview, MO (city, FIPS 28324)
      Location: 38.88135 N, 94.52250 W
      Population (1990): 24967 (10315 housing units)
      Area: 38.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64030
   Grandview, OH (CDP, FIPS 31268)
      Location: 39.19425 N, 84.72439 W
      Population (1990): 1301 (446 housing units)
      Area: 11.4 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
   Grandview, TN
      Zip code(s): 37337
   Grandview, TX (city, FIPS 30512)
      Location: 32.26798 N, 97.17724 W
      Population (1990): 1245 (509 housing units)
      Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 76050
   Grandview, WA (city, FIPS 27925)
      Location: 46.24436 N, 119.91085 W
      Population (1990): 7169 (2420 housing units)
      Area: 12.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 98930

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandview Heights, OH (city, FIPS 31304)
      Location: 39.97950 N, 83.03993 W
      Population (1990): 7010 (3013 housing units)
      Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandview Park, PA (CDP, FIPS 30344)
      Location: 41.41698 N, 78.54245 W
      Population (1990): 2170 (806 housing units)
      Area: 5.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandview Plaza, KS (city, FIPS 27425)
      Location: 39.03198 N, 96.79405 W
      Population (1990): 1233 (574 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandville, MI (city, FIPS 34160)
      Location: 42.90380 N, 85.75615 W
      Population (1990): 15624 (5871 housing units)
      Area: 19.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49418

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandwood Park, IL (CDP, FIPS 30900)
      Location: 42.39315 N, 87.98669 W
      Population (1990): 2470 (891 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grandy, NC
      Zip code(s): 27939

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite, CO
      Zip code(s): 81228
   Granite, MD
      Zip code(s): 21163
   Granite, OK (town, FIPS 30950)
      Location: 34.96294 N, 99.37830 W
      Population (1990): 1844 (587 housing units)
      Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 73547
   Granite, OR (city, FIPS 30500)
      Location: 44.81056 N, 118.41941 W
      Population (1990): 8 (48 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Granite, UT (CDP, FIPS 30900)
      Location: 40.56743 N, 111.80560 W
      Population (1990): 3300 (903 housing units)
      Area: 10.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite City, IL (city, FIPS 30926)
      Location: 38.71440 N, 90.12965 W
      Population (1990): 32862 (13886 housing units)
      Area: 32.4 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite County, MT (county, FIPS 39)
      Location: 46.42043 N, 113.44701 W
      Population (1990): 2548 (1924 housing units)
      Area: 4474.3 sq km (land), 14.6 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite Falls, MN (city, FIPS 25280)
      Location: 44.81106 N, 95.53870 W
      Population (1990): 3083 (1401 housing units)
      Area: 8.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 56241
   Granite Falls, NC (town, FIPS 27420)
      Location: 35.80167 N, 81.42705 W
      Population (1990): 3253 (1366 housing units)
      Area: 8.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28630
   Granite Falls, WA (town, FIPS 27995)
      Location: 48.08286 N, 121.96709 W
      Population (1990): 1060 (445 housing units)
      Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 98252

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite Hills, CA (CDP, FIPS 30703)
      Location: 32.80300 N, 116.90376 W
      Population (1990): 3157 (1035 housing units)
      Area: 7.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite Quarry, NC (town, FIPS 27440)
      Location: 35.61319 N, 80.44571 W
      Population (1990): 1646 (688 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite Shoals, TX (city, FIPS 30584)
      Location: 30.58867 N, 98.38375 W
      Population (1990): 1378 (1145 housing units)
      Area: 6.0 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granite Springs, NY
      Zip code(s): 10527

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Graniteville, MA
      Zip code(s): 01886
   Graniteville, SC
      Zip code(s): 29829
   Graniteville, VT
      Zip code(s): 05654

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Graniteville-East Barre, VT (CDP, FIPS 29425)
      Location: 44.15787 N, 72.47037 W
      Population (1990): 2189 (829 housing units)
      Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grant, AL (town, FIPS 31096)
      Location: 34.51721 N, 86.25227 W
      Population (1990): 638 (268 housing units)
      Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 35747
   Grant, IA (city, FIPS 32295)
      Location: 41.14222 N, 94.98511 W
      Population (1990): 123 (72 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50847
   Grant, MI (city, FIPS 34360)
      Location: 43.33406 N, 85.81006 W
      Population (1990): 764 (311 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 49327
   Grant, NE (city, FIPS 19910)
      Location: 40.84441 N, 101.72566 W
      Population (1990): 1239 (585 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 69140
   Grant, OK
      Zip code(s): 74738

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grant City, MO (town, FIPS 28594)
      Location: 40.48596 N, 94.41385 W
      Population (1990): 998 (503 housing units)
      Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 64456

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grant County, AR (county, FIPS 53)
      Location: 34.28746 N, 92.42342 W
      Population (1990): 13948 (5540 housing units)
      Area: 1636.4 sq km (land), 3.2 sq km (water)
   Grant County, IN (county, FIPS 53)
      Location: 40.51565 N, 85.65444 W
      Population (1990): 74169 (29904 housing units)
      Area: 1072.4 sq km (land), 2.1 sq km (water)
   Grant County, KS (county, FIPS 67)
      Location: 37.56300 N, 101.30930 W
      Population (1990): 7159 (2599 housing units)
      Area: 1489.0 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
   Grant County, KY (county, FIPS 81)
      Location: 38.63938 N, 84.61303 W
      Population (1990): 15737 (6543 housing units)
      Area: 673.1 sq km (land), 2.2 sq km (water)
   Grant County, MN (county, FIPS 51)
      Location: 45.93184 N, 96.01079 W
      Population (1990): 6246 (3178 housing units)
      Area: 1415.3 sq km (land), 74.5 sq km (water)
   Grant County, ND (county, FIPS 37)
      Location: 46.35787 N, 101.63878 W
      Population (1990): 3549 (2011 housing units)
      Area: 4298.3 sq km (land), 16.7 sq km (water)
   Grant County, NE (county, FIPS 75)
      Location: 41.91732 N, 101.74319 W
      Population (1990): 769 (425 housing units)
      Area: 2010.5 sq km (land), 18.1 sq km (water)
   Grant County, NM (county, FIPS 17)
      Location: 32.72942 N, 108.37932 W
      Population (1990): 27676 (11349 housing units)
      Area: 10272.4 sq km (land), 4.2 sq km (water)
   Grant County, OK (county, FIPS 53)
      Location: 36.79898 N, 97.78929 W
      Population (1990): 5689 (2955 housing units)
      Area: 2591.6 sq km (land), 7.9 sq km (water)
   Grant County, OR (county, FIPS 23)
      Location: 44.49781 N, 119.00301 W
      Population (1990): 7853 (3774 housing units)
      Area: 11729.6 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)
   Grant County, SD (county, FIPS 51)
      Location: 45.17303 N, 96.77181 W
      Population (1990): 8372 (3549 housing units)
      Area: 1767.7 sq km (land), 14.1 sq km (water)
   Grant County, WA (county, FIPS 25)
      Location: 47.20784 N, 119.46632 W
      Population (1990): 54758 (22809 housing units)
      Area: 6931.8 sq km (land), 297.8 sq km (water)
   Grant County, WI (county, FIPS 43)
      Location: 42.86333 N, 90.70758 W
      Population (1990): 49264 (18450 housing units)
      Area: 2973.1 sq km (land), 92.0 sq km (water)
   Grant County, WV (county, FIPS 23)
      Location: 39.10193 N, 79.19675 W
      Population (1990): 10428 (4746 housing units)
      Area: 1236.1 sq km (land), 7.7 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grant Parish, LA (parish, FIPS 43)
      Location: 31.59272 N, 92.55957 W
      Population (1990): 17526 (7494 housing units)
      Area: 1670.9 sq km (land), 50.5 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grant Park, IL (village, FIPS 30991)
      Location: 41.23925 N, 87.64465 W
      Population (1990): 1024 (395 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 60940

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grant Town, WV (town, FIPS 32908)
      Location: 39.55728 N, 80.17869 W
      Population (1990): 694 (320 housing units)
      Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grant Township, MI
      Zip code(s): 48032

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantfork, IL (village, FIPS 30978)
      Location: 38.83087 N, 89.66779 W
      Population (1990): 273 (105 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantham, NC
      Zip code(s): 27530
   Grantham, NH
      Zip code(s): 03753

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantley, PA (CDP, FIPS 30435)
      Location: 39.94022 N, 76.72945 W
      Population (1990): 3069 (846 housing units)
      Area: 4.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Granton, WI (village, FIPS 30425)
      Location: 44.58854 N, 90.46200 W
      Population (1990): 379 (164 housing units)
      Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54436

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grants, NM (city, FIPS 30490)
      Location: 35.15339 N, 107.83828 W
      Population (1990): 8626 (3532 housing units)
      Area: 35.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 87020

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grants Pass, OR (city, FIPS 30550)
      Location: 42.44123 N, 123.32429 W
      Population (1990): 17488 (7480 housing units)
      Area: 16.7 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 97526, 97527

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantsboro, NC
      Zip code(s): 28529

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantsburg, IL
      Zip code(s): 62943
   Grantsburg, IN
      Zip code(s): 47123
   Grantsburg, WI (village, FIPS 30450)
      Location: 45.78059 N, 92.68451 W
      Population (1990): 1144 (508 housing units)
      Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantsville, MD (town, FIPS 34525)
      Location: 39.69654 N, 79.15712 W
      Population (1990): 505 (217 housing units)
      Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Grantsville, UT (city, FIPS 31120)
      Location: 40.59696 N, 112.46747 W
      Population (1990): 4500 (1472 housing units)
      Area: 44.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 84029
   Grantsville, WV (town, FIPS 32884)
      Location: 38.92046 N, 81.09335 W
      Population (1990): 671 (318 housing units)
      Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 26147

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantville, GA (city, FIPS 34428)
      Location: 33.23797 N, 84.82787 W
      Population (1990): 1180 (483 housing units)
      Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 30220
   Grantville, KS
      Zip code(s): 66429
   Grantville, PA
      Zip code(s): 17028

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grantwood Village, MO (town, FIPS 28630)
      Location: 38.55038 N, 90.35434 W
      Population (1990): 904 (355 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Green Meadows, OH (CDP, FIPS 32207)
      Location: 39.86875 N, 83.94433 W
      Population (1990): 2526 (941 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Green Tree, PA (borough, FIPS 31256)
      Location: 40.41847 N, 80.05526 W
      Population (1990): 4905 (1969 housing units)
      Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greendale, IN (town, FIPS 29448)
      Location: 39.11771 N, 84.86022 W
      Population (1990): 3881 (1610 housing units)
      Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Greendale, MO (city, FIPS 29152)
      Location: 38.69147 N, 90.31223 W
      Population (1990): 426 (207 housing units)
      Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Greendale, WI (village, FIPS 31125)
      Location: 42.93570 N, 88.00155 W
      Population (1990): 15128 (5745 housing units)
      Area: 14.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 53129

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greentop, MO (city, FIPS 29422)
      Location: 40.35110 N, 92.56588 W
      Population (1990): 425 (209 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 63546

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greentown, IN (town, FIPS 29772)
      Location: 40.47852 N, 85.96470 W
      Population (1990): 2172 (889 housing units)
      Area: 2.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 46936
   Greentown, OH (CDP, FIPS 32298)
      Location: 40.92752 N, 81.40188 W
      Population (1990): 1856 (651 housing units)
      Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Greentown, PA
      Zip code(s): 18426

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greenwood, AR (city, FIPS 28780)
      Location: 35.21167 N, 94.23513 W
      Population (1990): 3984 (1526 housing units)
      Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72936
   Greenwood, CA
      Zip code(s): 95635
   Greenwood, DE (town, FIPS 31560)
      Location: 38.80741 N, 75.59205 W
      Population (1990): 578 (262 housing units)
      Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 19950
   Greenwood, FL (town, FIPS 27600)
      Location: 30.87071 N, 85.16037 W
      Population (1990): 474 (232 housing units)
      Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 32443
   Greenwood, IN (city, FIPS 29898)
      Location: 39.61554 N, 86.11376 W
      Population (1990): 26265 (11399 housing units)
      Area: 28.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 46142, 46143
   Greenwood, LA (town, FIPS 31705)
      Location: 32.44145 N, 93.97382 W
      Population (1990): 2092 (898 housing units)
      Area: 18.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 70811, 71033
   Greenwood, MI
      Zip code(s): 48006
   Greenwood, MN (city, FIPS 25928)
      Location: 44.90831 N, 93.55053 W
      Population (1990): 614 (272 housing units)
      Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)
   Greenwood, MO (city, FIPS 29494)
      Location: 38.85115 N, 94.34200 W
      Population (1990): 1505 (539 housing units)
      Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Greenwood, MS (city, FIPS 29340)
      Location: 33.51779 N, 90.19161 W
      Population (1990): 18906 (7597 housing units)
      Area: 23.9 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38930
   Greenwood, NE (village, FIPS 20190)
      Location: 40.96160 N, 96.44270 W
      Population (1990): 531 (206 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 68366
   Greenwood, NY
      Zip code(s): 14839
   Greenwood, SC (city, FIPS 30895)
      Location: 34.19016 N, 82.15282 W
      Population (1990): 20807 (8806 housing units)
      Area: 32.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 29646, 29649
   Greenwood, VA
      Zip code(s): 22943
   Greenwood, WI (city, FIPS 31575)
      Location: 44.76543 N, 90.59881 W
      Population (1990): 969 (440 housing units)
      Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54437
   Greenwood, WV
      Zip code(s): 26360

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greenwood County, KS (county, FIPS 73)
      Location: 37.87813 N, 96.22805 W
      Population (1990): 7847 (4243 housing units)
      Area: 2952.1 sq km (land), 33.3 sq km (water)
   Greenwood County, SC (county, FIPS 47)
      Location: 34.15626 N, 82.12854 W
      Population (1990): 59567 (24735 housing units)
      Area: 1179.8 sq km (land), 19.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greenwood Lake, NY (village, FIPS 30752)
      Location: 41.22198 N, 74.28901 W
      Population (1990): 3208 (1516 housing units)
      Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 10925

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greenwood Spring, MS
      Zip code(s): 38848

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greenwood Villag, CO
      Zip code(s): 80121

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Greenwood Village, CO (city, FIPS 33035)
      Location: 39.61553 N, 104.91496 W
      Population (1990): 7589 (2687 housing units)
      Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grenada, CA
      Zip code(s): 96038
   Grenada, MS (city, FIPS 29460)
      Location: 33.77825 N, 89.81040 W
      Population (1990): 10864 (4382 housing units)
      Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 38901

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grenada County, MS (county, FIPS 43)
      Location: 33.77093 N, 89.80111 W
      Population (1990): 21555 (8712 housing units)
      Area: 1092.8 sq km (land), 71.2 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grindstone, PA
      Zip code(s): 15442

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grindstone-Rowes Run, PA (CDP, FIPS 31594)
      Location: 40.01519 N, 79.81522 W
      Population (1990): 1041 (456 housing units)
      Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grundy, VA (town, FIPS 33648)
      Location: 37.27681 N, 82.10001 W
      Population (1990): 1305 (546 housing units)
      Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 24614

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grundy Center, IA (city, FIPS 33195)
      Location: 42.36302 N, 92.77471 W
      Population (1990): 2491 (1138 housing units)
      Area: 6.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50638

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Grundy County, IA (county, FIPS 75)
      Location: 42.40120 N, 92.79096 W
      Population (1990): 12029 (5158 housing units)
      Area: 1301.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
   Grundy County, IL (county, FIPS 63)
      Location: 41.28893 N, 88.42751 W
      Population (1990): 32337 (12652 housing units)
      Area: 1088.2 sq km (land), 26.7 sq km (water)
   Grundy County, MO (county, FIPS 79)
      Location: 40.11219 N, 93.56716 W
      Population (1990): 10536 (5113 housing units)
      Area: 1128.9 sq km (land), 5.6 sq km (water)
   Grundy County, TN (county, FIPS 61)
      Location: 35.39231 N, 85.72012 W
      Population (1990): 13362 (5155 housing units)
      Area: 933.9 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   grind vt.   1. [MIT and Berkeley; now rare] To prettify hardcopy
   of code, especially LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing
   keywords and comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc.   This
   usage was associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare;
   {prettyprint} was and is the generic term for such operations.   2.
   [Unix] To generate the formatted version of a document from the
   {{nroff}}, {{troff}}, {{TeX}}, or Scribe source.   3. [common] To run
   seemingly interminably, esp. (but not necessarily) if performing
   some tedious and inherently useless task.   Similar to {crunch} or
   {grovel}.   Grinding has a connotation of using a lot of CPU time,
   but it is possible to grind a disk, network, etc.   See also {hog}.
   4. To make the whole system slow.   "Troff really grinds a PDP-11."
   5. `grind grind' excl. Roughly, "Isn't the machine slow today!"
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   grind crank n. //   A mythical accessory to a terminal.   A crank
   on the side of a monitor, which when operated makes a zizzing noise
   and causes the computer to run faster.   Usually one does not refer
   to a grind crank out loud, but merely makes the appropriate gesture
   and noise.   See {grind}.
  
      Historical note: At least one real machine actually had a grind
   crank -- the R1, a research machine built toward the end of the days
   of the great vacuum tube computers, in 1959.   R1 (also known as `The
   Rice Institute Computer' (TRIC) and later as `The Rice University
   Computer' (TRUC)) had a single-step/free-run switch for use when
   debugging programs.   Since single-stepping through a large program
   was rather tedious, there was also a crank with a cam and gear
   arrangement that repeatedly pushed the single-step button.   This
   allowed one to `crank' through a lot of code, then slow down to
   single-step for a bit when you got near the code of interest, poke
   at some registers using the console typewriter, and then keep on
   cranking.
  
  

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   guru meditation n.   Amiga equivalent of `panic' in Unix
   (sometimes just called a `guru' or `guru event').   When the system
   crashes, a cryptic message of the form "GURU MEDITATION
   #XXXXXXXX.YYYYYYYY" may appear, indicating what the problem was.   An
   Amiga guru can figure things out from the numbers.   Sometimes a
   {guru} event must be followed by a {Vulcan nerve pinch}.
  
      This term is (no surprise) an in-joke from the earliest days of the
   Amiga.   An earlier product of the Amiga corporation was a device
   called a `Joyboard' which was basically a plastic board built onto a
   joystick-like device; it was sold with a skiing game cartridge for
   the Atari game machine.   It is said that whenever the prototype OS
   crashed, the system programmer responsible would calm down by
   concentrating on a solution while sitting cross-legged on a Joyboard
   trying to keep the board in balance.   This position resembled that
   of a meditating guru.   Sadly, the joke was removed fairly early on
   (but there's a well-known patch to restore it in more recent
   versions).
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   Garnet
  
      1. A graphical object editor and {Macintosh} environment.
  
      2. A user interface development environment for {Common Lisp}
      and {X11} from The Garnet project team.   It helps you create
      graphical, interactive user interfaces.
  
      Version 2.2 includes the following: a custom {object-oriented
      programming} system which uses a {prototype-instance model}.
      automatic {constraint} maintenance allowing properties of
      objects to depend on properties of other objects and be
      automatically re-evaluated when the other objects change.   The
      constraints can be arbitrary Lisp expressions.   Built-in,
      high-level input event handling.   Support for {gesture
      recognition}.   {Widget}s for multi-font, multi-line,
      mouse-driven text editing.   Optional automatic layout of
      application data into lists, tables, trees or graphs.
      Automatic generation of {PostScript} for printing.   Support
      for large-scale applications and data {visualisation}.
  
      Also supplied are: two complete widget sets, one with a
      {Motif} {look and feel} implemented in {Lisp} and one with a
      custom {look and feel}.   Interactive design tools for creating
      parts of the interface without writing code: Gilt interface
      builder for creating {dialog box}es.   Lapidary interactive
      tool for creating new {widget}s and for drawing
      application-specific objects.   C32 {spreadsheet} system for
      specifying complex {constraint}s.
  
      Not yet available: Jade automatic dialog box creation system.
      Marquise interactive tool for specifying behaviours.
  
      {(ftp://a.gp.cs.cmu.edu/usr/garnet/garnet)}.
  
      (1999-07-02)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   grammatical inference
  
      Deducing a {grammar} from given examples.   Also known as
      "inductive inference" and recently as "computational
      learning".
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   GRIND
  
      GRaphical INterpretive Display.
  
      A graphics input language for the {PDP-9}.
  
      ["GRIND: A Language and Translator for Computer Graphics",
      A.P. Conn, Dartmouth, June 1969].
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-01-31)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   grind
  
      1. (MIT and Berkeley) To prettify hardcopy of code, especially
      LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing keywords and
      comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc.   This usage
      was associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare;
      {prettyprint} was and is the generic term for such operations.
  
      2. (Unix) To generate the formatted version of a document from
      the {nroff}, {troff}, {TeX}, or Scribe source.
  
      3. To run seemingly interminably, especially (but not
      necessarily) if performing some tedious and inherently useless
      task.   Similar to {crunch} or {grovel}.   Grinding has a
      connotation of using a lot of CPU time, but it is possible to
      grind a disk, network, etc.
  
      See also {hog}.
  
      4. To make the whole system slow.   "Troff really grinds a
      PDP-11."
  
      5. "grind grind" excl. Roughly, "Isn't the machine slow
      today!"
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-16)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   GRIND
  
      GRaphical INterpretive Display.
  
      A graphics input language for the {PDP-9}.
  
      ["GRIND: A Language and Translator for Computer Graphics",
      A.P. Conn, Dartmouth, June 1969].
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1995-01-31)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   grind
  
      1. (MIT and Berkeley) To prettify hardcopy of code, especially
      LISP code, by reindenting lines, printing keywords and
      comments in distinct fonts (if available), etc.   This usage
      was associated with the MacLISP community and is now rare;
      {prettyprint} was and is the generic term for such operations.
  
      2. (Unix) To generate the formatted version of a document from
      the {nroff}, {troff}, {TeX}, or Scribe source.
  
      3. To run seemingly interminably, especially (but not
      necessarily) if performing some tedious and inherently useless
      task.   Similar to {crunch} or {grovel}.   Grinding has a
      connotation of using a lot of CPU time, but it is possible to
      grind a disk, network, etc.
  
      See also {hog}.
  
      4. To make the whole system slow.   "Troff really grinds a
      PDP-11."
  
      5. "grind grind" excl. Roughly, "Isn't the machine slow
      today!"
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1994-12-16)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   grind crank
  
      A mythical accessory to a {terminal}.   A crank on the side of
      a monitor, which when operated makes a zizzing noise and
      causes the computer to run faster.   Usually one does not refer
      to a grind crank out loud, but merely makes the appropriate
      gesture and noise.   See {grind}.
  
      Historical note: At least one real machine actually had a
      grind crank - the R1, a research machine built toward the
      end of the days of the great vacuum tube computers, in 1959.
      R1 (also known as "The Rice Institute Computer" (TRIC) and
      later as "The Rice University Computer" (TRUC)) had a
      {single-step}/free-run switch for use when debugging programs.
      Since single-stepping through a large program was rather
      tedious, there was also a crank with a cam and gear
      arrangement that repeatedly pushed the single-step button.
      This allowed one to "crank" through a lot of code, then slow
      down to single-step for a bit when you got near the code of
      interest, poke at some registers using the console typewriter,
      and then keep on cranking.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   guaranteed scheduling
  
      A scheduling {algorithm} used in {multitasking}
      {operating systems} that guarantees fairness by monitoring the
      amount of {CPU time} spent by each user and allocating
      resources accordingly.
  
      [How does it allocate resources?]
  
      (1998-04-26)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   guru meditation
  
      The {Amiga} equivalent of
      {Unix}'s {panic} (sometimes just called a "guru" or "guru
      event").   When the system crashes, a cryptic message of the
      form "GURU MEDITATION #XXXXXXXX.YYYYYYYY" may appear,
      indicating what the problem was.   An Amiga guru can figure
      things out from the numbers.
  
      In the earliest days of the Amiga, there was a device called a
      "Joyboard" which was basically a plastic board built onto a
      joystick-like device; it was sold with a skiing game cartridge
      for the Atari game machine.   It is said that whenever the
      prototype OS crashed, the system programmer responsible would
      concentrate on a solution while sitting cross-legged, balanced
      on a Joyboard, resembling a meditating guru.   Sadly, the joke
      was removed in AmigaOS 2.04.
  
      The {Jargon File} claimed that a {guru} event had to be
      followed by a {Vulcan nerve pinch} but, according to a
      correspondent, a mouse click was enough to start a reboot.
  
      (2002-06-25)
  
  

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Greyhound
      (Prov. 30:31), the rendering of the Hebrew _zarzir mothnayim_,
      meaning literally "girded as to the lions." Some (Gesen.; R.V.
      marg.) render it "war-horse." The LXX. and Vulgate versions
      render it "cock." It has been by some interpreters rendered also
      "stag" and "warrior," as being girded about or panoplied, and
      "wrestler." The greyhound, however, was evidently known in
      ancient times, as appears from Egyptian monuments.
     

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Grind
      (Ex. 32:20; Deut. 9:21; Judg. 16:21), to crush small (Heb.
      tahan); to oppress the poor (Isa. 3:5). The hand-mill was early
      used by the Hebrews (Num. 11:8). It consisted of two stones, the
      upper (Deut. 24:6; 2 Sam. 11:21) being movable and slightly
      concave, the lower being stationary. The grinders mentioned
      Eccl. 12:3 are the teeth. (See {MILL}.)
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Garmites, men of Garmi, ie., bones, or, my cause
  

From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
   Grenada
  
   Grenada:Geography
  
   Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Trinidad
   and Tobago
  
   Map references: Central America and the Caribbean
  
   Area:
   total area: 340 sq km
   land area: 340 sq km
   comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Washington, DC
  
   Land boundaries: 0 km
  
   Coastline: 121 km
  
   Maritime claims:
   exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
   territorial sea: 12 nm
  
   International disputes: none
  
   Climate: tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
  
   Terrain: volcanic in origin with central mountains
  
   Natural resources: timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
  
   Land use:
   arable land: 15%
   permanent crops: 26%
   meadows and pastures: 3%
   forest and woodland: 9%
   other: 47%
  
   Irrigated land: NA sq km
  
   Environment:
   current issues: NA
   natural hazards: lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season
   lasts from June to November
   international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law
   of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling
  
   Note: the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is
   divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
  
   Grenada:People
  
   Population: 94,486 (July 1995 est.)
  
   Age structure:
   0-14 years: 43% (female 20,076; male 20,824)
   15-64 years: 52% (female 23,123; male 25,828)
   65 years and over: 5% (female 2,514; male 2,121) (July 1995 est.)
  
   Population growth rate: 0.45% (1995 est.)
  
   Birth rate: 29.69 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Death rate: 5.95 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Net migration rate: -19.24 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
  
   Infant mortality rate: 12.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
  
   Life expectancy at birth:
   total population: 70.67 years
   male: 68.2 years
   female: 73.17 years (1995 est.)
  
   Total fertility rate: 3.85 children born/woman (1995 est.)
  
   Nationality:
   noun: Grenadian(s)
   adjective: Grenadian
  
   Ethnic divisions: black African
  
   Religions: Roman Catholic, Anglican, other Protestant sects
  
   Languages: English (official), French patois
  
   Literacy: age 15 and over has ever attended school (1970)
   total population: 98%
   male: 98%
   female: 98%
  
   Labor force: 36,000
   by occupation: services 31%, agriculture 24%, construction 8%,
   manufacturing 5%, other 32% (1985)
  
   Grenada:Government
  
   Names:
   conventional long form: none
   conventional short form: Grenada
  
   Digraph: GJ
  
   Type: parliamentary democracy
  
   Capital: Saint George's
  
   Administrative divisions: 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and
   Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint
   John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
  
   Independence: 7 February 1974 (from UK)
  
   National holiday: Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
  
   Constitution: 19 December 1973
  
   Legal system: based on English common law
  
   Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
  
   Executive branch:
   chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952),
   represented by Governor General Reginald Oswald PALMER (since 6 August
   1992)
   head of government: Prime Minister George BRIZAN (since 1 February
   1994)
   cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by the governor general on advice of the
   prime minister
  
   Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament
   Senate: consists of a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government
   and 3 by the Leader of the Opposition
   House of Representatives: elections last held on 13 March 1990 (next
   to be held by NA July 1995); results - percent of vote by party NA;
   seats - (15 total) NDC 7, GULP 4, TNP 2, NNP 2
  
   Judicial branch: Supreme Court
  
   Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Congress (NDC),
   George BRIZAN; Grenada United Labor Party (GULP), Sir Eric GAIRY; The
   National Party (TNP), Ben JONES; New National Party (NNP), Keith
   MITCHELL; Maurice Bishop Patriotic Movement (MBPM), Terrence MARRYSHOW
  
   Member of: ACP, C, CARICOM, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO,
   ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO
   (subscriber), ITU, LAES, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
   UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WTO
  
   Diplomatic representation in US:
   chief of mission: Ambassador Denneth MODESTE
   chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009
   telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561
  
   US diplomatic representation:
   chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Ollie P. ANDERSON, Jr.
   embassy: Point Salines, Saint George's
   mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, W.I.
   telephone: [1] (809) 444-1173 through 1178
   FAX: [1] (809) 444-4820
  
   Flag: a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and
   bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side) with a red
   border around the flag; there are seven yellow five-pointed stars with
   three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red
   border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag;
   there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle
   (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after
   Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative
   divisions
  
   Economy
  
   Overview: The economy is essentially agricultural and centers on the
   traditional production of spices and tropical plants. Agriculture
   accounts for about 15% of GDP and 80% of exports and employs 24% of
   the labor force. Tourism is the leading foreign exchange earner,
   followed by agricultural exports. Manufacturing remains relatively
   undeveloped, but is expected to grow, given a more favorable private
   investment climate since 1983. The economy achieved an impressive
   average annual growth rate of 5.5% in 1986-91 but has stalled since
   1992. Unemployment remains high at about 25%.
  
   National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $258 million (1993
   est.)
  
   National product real growth rate: 0.5% (1993 est.)
  
   National product per capita: $2,750 (1993 est.)
  
   Inflation rate (consumer prices): 2.6% (1993 est.)
  
   Unemployment rate: 25% (1994 est.)
  
   Budget:
   revenues: $82.2 million (1993 est.)
   expenditures: $74.3 million, including capital expenditures of $11.8
   million (1993 est.)
  
   Exports: $18.6 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)
   commodities: bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing,
   mace
   partners: Netherlands, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, United States
  
   Imports: $133.8 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.)
   commodities: food 25%, manufactured goods 22%, machinery 20%,
   chemicals 10%, fuel 6% (1989)
   partners: US 29%, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada (1989)
  
   External debt: $89.9 million (1993)
  
   Industrial production: growth rate 1.8% (1992 est.); accounts for 9%
   of GDP
  
   Electricity:
   capacity: 12,500 kW
   production: 60 million kWh
   consumption per capita: 639 kWh (1993)
  
   Industries: food and beverage, textile, light assembly operations,
   tourism, construction
  
   Agriculture: accounts for 14% of GDP and 80% of exports; bananas,
   cocoa, nutmeg, and mace account for two-thirds of total crop
   production; world's second-largest producer and fourth-largest
   exporter of nutmeg and mace; small-sized farms predominate, growing a
   variety of citrus fruits, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, and
   vegetables
  
   Economic aid:
   recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY84-89), $60 million;
   Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments
   (1970-89), $70 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $32 million
  
   Currency: 1 EC dollar (EC$) = 100 cents
  
   Exchange rates: East Caribbean dollars (EC$) per US$1 - 2.70 (fixed
   rate since 1976)
  
   Fiscal year: calendar year
  
   Grenada:Transportation
  
   Railroads: 0 km
  
   Highways:
   total: 1,000 km
   paved: 600 km
   unpaved: otherwise improved 300 km; unimproved earth 100 km
  
   Ports: Grenville, Saint George's
  
   Merchant marine: none
  
   Airports:
   total: 3
   with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
   with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
   with paved runways under 914 m: 1
  
   Grenada:Communications
  
   Telephone system: 5,650 telephones; automatic, islandwide telephone
   system; new SHF radio links to the islands of Trinidad, Tobago, and
   Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to the islands of Trinidad and
   Carriacou
   local: NA
   intercity: NA
   international: SHF, VHF, and UHF radio communications
  
   Radio:
   broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
   radios: NA
  
   Television:
   broadcast stations: 1
   televisions: NA
  
   Grenada:Defense Forces
  
   Branches: Royal Grenada Police Force, Coast Guard
  
   Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP
  
  
  
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