Ground

[n] the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
[n] (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
[n] a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
[n] a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
[n] the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
[n] a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle); "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
[n] a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
[n] the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"
[n] material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"
[n] a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing" or"he worked on an interim basis"
[n] the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"
[adj] broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore or stone; "paved with crushed bluestone"; "ground glass is used as an abrasive"
[v] use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"
[v] instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
[v] connect to a ground, of electrical connections for safety reasons
[v] fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
[v] cover with a primer; apply a primer to
[v] hit (a baseball) onto the ground
[v] hit a groundball, in baseball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
[v] throw (a football) to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
[v] place or out on the ground
[v] confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"
[v] hit or reach the ground
[v] bring to the ground, as of vessels

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Synonyms

anchor, background, base, basis, broken, crushed, dry land, earth, earth, earth, establish, flat coat, footing, found, land, prime, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, reason, run aground, soil, solid ground, terra firma, undercoat, undercoat

Antonyms

figure

Related Terms

a priori principle, abyss, abyssal zone, acres, affirmation, agora, air brush, airspace, alluvion, alluvium, ambition, amphitheater, angle, antecedent, antecedents, apriorism, arable land, area, arena, argument, art paper, aspiration, assertion, assumed p