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plural of ground
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(Entry 1 of 2)
1
the area around and belonging to a building
- an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds
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3
something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing
- evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease
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grounds
verbpresent tense third-person singular of ground
Synonyms of grounds (Entry 2 of 2)
to find a basis
- you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence
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