What does grounds mean?

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grounds

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. evidence, groundsnoun

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

    "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

  2. yard, grounds, curtilagenoun

    the enclosed land around a house or other building

    "it was a small house with almost no yard"

  3. groundsnoun

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

  4. cause, reason, groundsnoun

    a justification for something existing or happening

    "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

  5. groundsnoun

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

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

ChatGPT

  1. grounds

    Grounds refers to the solid surface or soil that forms a foundation or base of something; it may also refer to areas of land used for a particular purpose or activity. Additionally, it can refer to factors, circumstances, or reasons that provide a justification or basis for something, such as a belief, claim, or course of action.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. GROUNDS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grounds is ranked #16728 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Grounds surname appeared 1,710 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Grounds.

    89% or 1,523 total occurrences were White.
    3.8% or 66 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 37 total occurrences were Black.
    2.1% or 37 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    2.1% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.5% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'grounds' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1657

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'grounds' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3016

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of grounds in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of grounds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of grounds in a Sentence

  1. Alyssa Saran:

    I have two friends at the grounds right now. They are trying to make the most of it but had to find towels and linens to sleep on.

  2. Anthony Guglielmi:

    The video came to the attention of the superintendents office this week and it is of significant concern. An internal affairs investigation has been opened into the officer and supervisors at the airport, we are in the process of revoking credentials for the officer to operate a vehicle on airport grounds pending the investigation.

  3. Tom Lehrer:

    The Army has carried the American ... ideal to its logical conclusion. Not only do they prohibit discrimination on the grounds of race, creed and color, but also on ability.

  4. Vice President Pence:

    Any suggestion that this president doesnt love and respect the men and women of our armed forces and their families is absurd on its face to me because I have walked the grounds of Arlington National Cemetary side-by-side with President Donald Trump.

  5. Hugh Connolly:

    It is very important that anything we do, we do in natural justice, in other words, that we will always act only when we have clarity and when we have grounds to act, broadly speaking, I think the atmosphere is a very good one.

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