n. 25B6; noun
she collapsed on the ground : FLOOR, earth, terra firma; flooring; informal deck.
the soggy ground : EARTH, soil, dirt, clay, loam, turf, clod, sod; land, terrain.
the team's home ground : STADIUM, pitch, field, arena, track; N. Amer. bowl; Brit. informal park.
the mansion's grounds : ESTATE, gardens, lawns, park, parkland, land, acres, property, surroundings, holding, territory; archaic demesne.
grounds for dismissal : REASON, cause, basis, base, foundation, justification, rationale, argument, premise, occasion, excuse, pretext, motive, motivation.
coffee grounds : SEDIMENT, precipitate, settlings, dregs, lees, deposit, residue; archaic grouts.
25B6; verb
the boat grounded on a mud bank : RUN AGROUND, run ashore, beach, land.
an assertion grounded on results of several studies : BASE, found, establish, root, build, construct, form.
they were grounded in classics and history : INSTRUCT, coach, teach, tutor, educate, school, train, drill, prime, prepare; familiarize with, acquaint with.