"ground" | Definition and Related Words

ground

Noun

is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
subtypes:
- archipelago - a group of many islands in a large body of water
- beachfront - a strip of land running along a beach
- cape, ness - a strip of land projecting into a body of water
- coastal plain - a plain adjacent to a coast
- floor - the ground on which people and animals move about
- foreland - land forming the forward margin of something
- forest, timber, timberland, woodland - land that is covered with trees and shrubs
- island - a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
- isthmus - a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
- land mass, landmass - a large continuous extent of land
- mainland - the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
- neck - a narrow elongated projecting strip of land
- oxbow - the land inside an oxbow bend in a river
- peninsula - a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
- champaign, field, plain - extensive tract of level open land
- slash - an open tract of land in a forest that is strewn with debris from logging (or fire or wind)
- wonderland - a place or scene of great or strange beauty or wonder
specific instances: america - North America and South America and Central America

is a part of: earth, globe, world - the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

same as: dry land, earth, land, solid ground, terra firma
is a type of: rational motive - a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
subtypes:
- occasion - reason
- account, score - grounds
- wherefore, why - the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
same as: reason
is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
subtypes:
- moraine - accumulated earth and stones deposited by a glacier
- diatomaceous earth, diatomite, kieselguhr - a light soil consisting of siliceous diatom remains and often used as a filtering material
- saprolite - a deposit of clay and disintegrating rock that is found in its original place
- dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
same as: earth
is a type of: foundation - the basis on which something is grounded

subtypes: common ground - a basis agreed to by all parties for reaching a mutual understanding

same as: basis, footing
is a type of: military position, position - a point occupied by troops for tactical reasons
is a type of: aspect, panorama, prospect, scene, view, vista - the visual percept of a region

same as: background
is a type of: object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
subtypes:
- badlands - deeply eroded barren land
- bottom, bottomland - low-lying alluvial land near a river
- coastland - land in a coastal area
- cultivated land, farmland, ploughland, plowland, tillage, tilled land, tilth - arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
- overburden - the surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
- permafrost - ground that is permanently frozen
- polder - low-lying land that has been reclaimed and is protected by dikes (especially in the Netherlands)
- rangeland - land suitable for grazing livestock
- scablands - (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
- greensward, sod, sward, turf - surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
- wetland - a low area where the land is saturated with water
same as: land, soil
is a type of: percept, perception, perceptual experience - the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
referred to in: electricity - a physical phenomenon associated with stationary or moving electrons and protons

is a type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion - an instrumentality that connects

same as: earth
referred to in: art, artistic creation, artistic production - the creation of beautiful or significant things

is a type of: surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
is a type of: coat of paint - a layer of paint covering something else

subtypes: couch - a flat coat of paint or varnish used by artists as a primer

same as: flat coat, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat

Verb

is a type of: fasten, fix, secure - cause to be firmly attached

same as: anchor
is a type of: confine, constrain, hold, restrain - to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement
is a type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set - put into a certain place or abstract location
is a type of: instruct, learn, teach - impart skills or knowledge to
causes: ground, run aground - hit or reach the ground

is a type of: land - bring ashore

same as: run aground, strand
is a type of: arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach - reach a destination, either real or abstract

same as: run aground
referred to in: football, football game - any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal

is a type of: throw - propel through the air

verb group: ground - hit onto the ground
referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

is a type of: hit - cause to move by striking

verb group: ground - hit onto the ground
referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs

is a type of: hit - cause to move by striking
verb group:
- ground - hit a groundball
- ground - throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
is a type of: paint - apply paint to; coat with paint

same as: prime, undercoat
is a type of: connect, link, link up, tie - connect, fasten, or put together two or more pieces

subtypes: earth - connect to the earth
subtypes: build - found or ground

same as: base, establish, found

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