What does Grounds mean?
Definitions for Grounds
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Grounds.
Princeton's WordNet
evidence, groundsnoun
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
"the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
yard, grounds, curtilagenoun
the enclosed land around a house or other building
"it was a small house with almost no yard"
groundsnoun
a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
cause, reason, groundsnoun
a justification for something existing or happening
"he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
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"
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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
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.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Grounds' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1657
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Grounds' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3016
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Grounds in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Grounds in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Grounds in a Sentence
Being here I can't help think of John McCain. And how Naval Academy meant so much to John McCain. John McCain chose these grounds for John McCain final resting place. John McCain was an American hero who withstood torture, years of being held as a prisoner of war, and when John McCain came home -- John McCain wanted to continue to serve.
He grounds the warship he walks on.
These grounds are a place that everybody should feel a part of, what I realized now more than ever is people were driving by and felt hurt and pain. No one should feel pain.
Chief Executive Vittorio Colao:
The real thing that Europe needs is fibre and open fibre, ideally access to dark fibre, so you can all compete on the same grounds, and that is also future proof, there is a clear agenda on the part of these companies to undo 30 years of customer choice, re-establish their former monopolies and make it very difficult for other players to compete.
The most basic religious right is the right to believe; if conscience rights can be vitiated, the First Amendment means nothing, macy’s has no legal, or moral grounds to stand on.
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