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grounds

/ɡɹaʊndz/ noun

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  1. plural of ground

verb

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of ground

noun

  1. Basis or justification for something.
    grounds for divorce
  2. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
    the castle grounds

noun

  1. The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.
    coffee grounds

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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