GROUND | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
GROUND definition: 1. the surface of the earth: 2. soil: 3. an area of land used for a particular purpose or…. Learn more.

GROUND definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary
The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross-legged on the ground. We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. If you say that something takes place on the ground, you mean it takes place on the surface of the earth and not in the air.

ground - WordReference.com Dictionary of English
matter for consideration or debate; field of research or inquiry: the lecture was familiar ground to him, the report covered a lot of ground a position or viewpoint, as in an argument or controversy (esp in the phrases give ground, hold, stand,orshift one's ground)

Ground - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com
Ground is the surface of the earth under your feet. Whether you're walking on the beach or climbing a hill, you're standing on the ground. When a plane lands, it touches down on the ground, and when you get off a scary carnival ride, you're usually very happy to have your feet on solid ground.

ground, n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford English Dictionary
Ground, the name given to a composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is perpetually repeated to a continually varying melody: as in Purcel's Ground, Pepusch's Ground, etc.

What does GROUND mean? - Definitions.net
To take ground; a battalion or company is said to take ground when it extends in any given direction. This term is likewise used in dueling; as, they took their ground at eight or ten paces from each other.

GROUND Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com
GROUND definition: the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land. See examples of ground used in a sentence.

ground - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Noun ground (countable and uncountable, plural grounds) The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!

ground - definition and meaning - Wordnik
idiom (on (one's) own ground) In a situation where one has knowledge or competence. idiom (on the ground) At a place that is exciting, interesting, or important.

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