English Online Dictionary. What means grounds? What does grounds mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɹaʊndz/
- Rhymes: -aʊndz
- Hyphenation: grounds
Etymology 1
Noun
grounds
- plural of ground
Verb
grounds
- third-person singular simple present indicative of ground
Etymology 2
From ground (“basis, surroundings”).
Noun
grounds (plural grounds)
- (law) Basis or justification for something.
- The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
Derived terms
- grounds officer
- groundskeeper
- stomping grounds
Translations
Etymology 3
From ground, past participle of to grind.
Noun
grounds pl (plural only)
- The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.
- coffee grounds
Translations
Anagrams
- dog runs