n. 1 earth, soil, turf, sod, dirt, loam, clay; land, terrain There is a great hole in the ground behind my house 2 territory, area, range, scope, compass We covered the ground quite thoroughly at our meeting 3 Often, grounds. basis, foundation, base, reason, footing, justification, rationale, argument, cause, motive, excuse What are her grounds for suing for divorce? 4 grounds sediment, dregs, lees, deposit, settlings, Brit grouts Filter out the grounds before drinking the coffee
v. 5 base, establish, organize, found; settle, set The school's philosophy is grounded on the principles of Maria Montessori 6 instruct, teach, train, coach, tutor, inform, prepare, initiate The purpose of the course is to ground students in basic mathematics