Ground
Ground (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom, Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust, ...
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Ground (2)
Ground (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Grounded; p. pr. & vb. n.Grounding.] 1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or princip...
Ground (3)
Ground, v. i. To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
Ground (4)
Ground, imp. & p. p. of Grind.Ground cock, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. Knight. — Ground glass, glass the transpa...
Groundage
Ground″age (–ā̍j), n. A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port. Bouvier.
Groundedly
Ground″ed‐ly, adv. In a grounded or firmly established manner. Glanvill.
Grounden
Ground″en (?), obs.p. p. of Grind. Chaucer.
Grounding
Ground″ing, n. The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation; hence, elementary instruction; the act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall pap...
Groundless
Ground″less, a. [AS. grundleás bottomless.] Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for support; not authorized; false; as, groundless fear; a groundless report or...
Groundling
Ground″ling, n. [Ground + -ling.] 1. (Zoöl.) A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as the loach.2. A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on the ground,...
Groundly
Ground″ly, adv. Solidly; deeply; thoroughly.Those whom princes do once groundly hate, Let them provide to die as sure us fate. Marston.
Groundnut
Ground″nut′ (–nŭt′), n.(Bot.) (a) The fruit of the Arachis hypogæa (native country uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut. (b) A leguminous, twining plant (Apios tuberosa), produc...
Groundsel
Ground″sel (?), n. [OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige, grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the e...
Groundsel (2)
Ground″sel (?), Ground″sill′ (?), n. [Ground + sill.] See Ground plate (a), under Ground
Groundwork
Ground″work′ (–wûrk′), n. That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle. Dryden.
Group
Group (gro͞op), n. [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo, cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. origin: cf. G. kropf craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See Crop, n.] 1. A cluster, crowd, or thron...
Group (2)
Group, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Grouped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Grouping.] [Cf. F. grouper. See Group, n.] To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in groups, often with re...
Grouper
Group″er (?), n. [Corrupted fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf. Garbupa.] (Zoöl.) (a) One of several species of valuable food fishes of the genus Epinephelus, of the family Serranidæ, a...
Grouping
Group″ing (?), n.(Fine Arts) The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects, as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental design.
Grouse
Grouse (?), n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen: cf. F. piegrièche shrike.] (Zoöl.) Any of the numerous species ...
Grouse (2)
Grouse, v. i. To seek or shoot grouse.
Grouser
Grou″ser (?), n.(Dredging, Pile Driving, etc.) A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically, to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage.
Grout
Grout (grout), n. [AS. grūt; akin to grytt, G. grütze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel, and E. groats.] 1. Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.2. Formerly, a ki...
Grout (2)
Grout, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Grouted; p. pr. & vb. n.Grouting.] To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between stones.
Grouthead
Grout″head′ (?), n. See Growthead.
Grouting
Grout″ing, n. The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the grout thus filled in. Gwilt.
Groutnol
Grout″nol (?), n. [See Groat, and Noll, n.] Same as Growthead.Beau. & Fl.