Definitions
How to pronounce grounds:
Grounds - as a noun
Your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Example: "The evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
The enclosed land around a house or other building
Example: "It was a small house with almost no yard"
A tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
A justification for something existing or happening
Example: "He had no cause to complain"
Dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
Example: "It is a middle eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"
Grounds - as a verb
To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
Example: "Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!"
To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
Example: "Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded."
To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
Example: "Jim was grounded in maths."
To hit a ground ball. compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
To place something on the ground.
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
Example: "The ship grounded on the bar."
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
Example: "I ground myself with meditation."
Example Sentences
Word Game Points
GROUNDS has a SCRABBLE points total of 9.
GROUNDS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 12.
GROUNDS has a WORDFEUD points total of 11.
