Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: ground
IPA transcription: [ɡɹ'aʊnd]
Pronunciations of ground
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: land, dry_land, earth, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: reason, ground
    Meaning: a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
  • Synonyms: earth, ground
    Meaning: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
  • Synonyms: footing, basis, ground
    Meaning: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
  • Synonyms: ground
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: background, ground
    Meaning: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: anchor, ground
    Meaning: fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
  • Synonyms: ground
    Meaning: confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
  • Synonyms: ground
    Meaning: place or put on the ground
  • Synonyms: ground
    Meaning: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
Usage examples
  • He paws the ground.
  • This was safe ground.
  • It laid me on the ground.
  • Common ground of agreement
  • "You must hold your ground."
  • But I know it is in the ground.
  • Over the smooth ground it rushed.
  • The ground was desperately rocky.
  • Raoul bent his knee to the ground.
  • Sitting on the ground felt good now.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Helium, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Manchester, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Fossil fuel, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Northern pintail, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Big Bang, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George H. W. Bush, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Order of Canada, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hillary Clinton, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hubble Space Telescope, License CC BY-SA 4.0