Open English Wordnet
Nouns
(n)land, dry land, earth, ground, solid ground, terra firmathe 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)reason, ground, occasiona rational motive for a belief or action“the reason that war was declared”,
“the grounds for their declaration” (n)earth, groundthe loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface“they dug into the earth outside the church” (n)footing, basis, grounda relation that provides the foundation for something“they were on a friendly footing”,
“he worked on an interim basis” (n)grounda 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)background, groundthe part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground“he posed her against a background of rolling hills” (n)land, ground, soilmaterial 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)grounda relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused (n)ground, eartha connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) (n)ground(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting Verbs
(v)anchor, groundfix firmly and stably“anchor the lamppost in concrete” (v)groundconfine or restrict to the ground“After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot” (v)groundplace or put on the ground (v)groundinstruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject (v)groundthrow to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage (v)ground(baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.“he grounded to the second baseman”,
“he hit a groundball” (v)groundconnect to a ground“ground the electrical connections for safety reasons”