grounds — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Basis or justification for something.

   Examples

   grounds for divorce

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   There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the grounds that the preamble was not proved.

2. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

   Examples

   the castle grounds

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   House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.

Noun

1. The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.

   Usage

   • plural
   • Plural only

   Examples

   coffee grounds

Noun

1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

   Synonyms

   evidence

   Broader terms

   information

   Examples

   the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling

2. the enclosed land around a house or other building

   Synonyms

   yardcurtilage

   Broader terms

   field

   Examples

   it was a small house with almost no yard

3. a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

   Broader terms

   tractpiece of landpiece of groundparcel of landparcel

4. a justification for something existing or happening

   Synonyms

   causereason

   Broader terms

   justification

   Examples

   he had no cause to complain

   they had good reason to rejoice

5. dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue

   Broader terms

   dregssettlings

   Examples

   it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds