| Main Entry: | ground |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | earth, land |
Synonyms: |
arena, dirt, dust, field, landscape, loam, old sod, park, real estate, sand, sod, soil, terra firma, terrain, turf |
Antonyms: |
heavens, sky |
| Main Entry: | ground |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | base, set; educate |
Synonyms: |
acquaint, bottom, coach, discipline, establish, familiarize, fit, fix, found, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instruct, introduce, predicate, prepare, prime, qualify, rest, settle, stay, teach, train, tutor |
| Main Entry: | ground |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restrict; drop in place |
Synonyms: |
bar, beach, bring down, dock, down, fell, floor, knock down, land, level, mow down, prevent, strand |
Antonyms: |
free, let go, liberate |
| Main Entry: | grounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | estate, domain |
Synonyms: |
acreage, area, campus, country, district, environs, fields, gardens, habitat, holding, land, lot, premises, property, real estate, realm, sphere, spot, terrace, terrain, territory, tract, zone |
| Main Entry: | grounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basis, premise |
Synonyms: |
account, antecedent, argument, base, bedrock, call, cause, chapter and verse, demonstration, determinant, dope*, evidence, excuse, factor, footing, foundation, goods*, groundwork, inducement, info, information*, infrastructure, justification, motive, numbers, occasion, pretext, proof, rationale, reason, root*, seat, straight stuff, substratum, test, testimony, trial, underpinning, wherefore, why, whyfor |
| Main Entry: | grounds |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sediment |
Synonyms: |
deposit, dregs, grouts, leavings, lees, precipitate, precipitation, residue, settlings |
| Main Entry: | account |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | basis or consideration for action |
Synonyms: |
cause, ground, grounds, interest, justification, motive, rationale, rationalization, reason, regard, sake |
| Main Entry: | acre |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | piece of land, unit of area |
Synonyms: |
acreage, bit, estate, grounds, manor, plot, property |
| Main Entry: | arena |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | building or enclosure for entertainment or sports |
Synonyms: |
amphitheatre, boards, bowl, circus, coliseum, course, diamond, field, gridiron, ground, gym, gymnasium, hippodrome, ice, park, pit, platform, ring, rink, square, stadium, stage |
| Main Entry: | argument |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | effort to convince; presentation of support |
Synonyms: |
argumentation, assertion, case, claim, contention, debate, defense, discussion, exchange, expostulation, grounds, line of reasoning, logic, plea, pleading, polemic, proof, questioning, reason, reasoning, remonstrance, remonstration |