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. Thomas Huxley:

    Agnosticism simply means that a man shall not say he knows or believes that for which he has no grounds for professing to believe.

  2. Jeb Bush:

    In Florida, we acted, moving the flag from the state grounds to a museum where it belonged, i ’m confident [ South Carolina ] will do the right thing.

  3. Chris Fabricant:

    Defense lawyers had sought to have the bite-mark evidence barred from the trial on the grounds that it is scientifically unreliable. The judge’s ruling was “contrary to the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community,” said Chris Fabricant, director of strategic litigation for the Innocence Project. “It’s a victory for the Flat Earth Society.”

  4. Alex Carlile:

    This is no way to treat a 70-year-old senior lawyer and Parliamentarian, i am outraged by the political interference in Begum Khaleda Zia's case on political grounds by two governments, and I expect a full explanation from the Indian Government. I have the visa they granted me a few days ago.

  5. Richard Lind:

    We believe we have very strong grounds on appeal, and look forward to the next stage of this case.

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