Meanings
grounds1
- pluralplural of ground
- indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of ground
grounds2
- lawBasis or justification for something.
grounds for divorce
1 more example
There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the grounds that the preamble was not proved.
1960 January 28, M. D. Greville, “Scottish Railways in 1860”, in Railway Magazine, page 53 - The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
the castle grounds
1 more example
House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.
1922, Michael Arlen, “1/1/2”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days
grounds3
Synonyms & antonyms
nounyour basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
grounds · noun, verb
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan raó, causa
- raóbasis or justification for something
- causabasis or justification for something
- motiubasis or justification for something
- fundamentobasis or justification for something
- terrenyarea of land
- marrosediment at the bottom of a liquid
Dutch terrein, omgeving
- terreinarea of land
- omgevingarea of land
Finnish tilus
- tilusarea of land
French raison, motif
- raisonbasis or justification for something
- motifbasis or justification for something
- marcsediment at the bottom of a liquid
German Grund, Rechtfertigung
- Grundbasis or justification for something
- Rechtfertigungbasis or justification for something
- Satzsediment at the bottom of a liquid
Greek κατακάθι
- κατακάθι (katakáthi)sediment at the bottom of a liquid
Hungarian üledék
- üledéksediment at the bottom of a liquid
Irish dríodar caife
- dríodar caifesediment at the bottom of a liquid
Māori papa, rawa
- papabasis or justification for something
- rawabasis or justification for something
- papawhenuaarea of land
Polish podstawy, uzasadnienie
- podstawybasis or justification for something
- uzasadnieniebasis or justification for something
- terenyarea of land
- ziemiearea of land
- osadsediment at the bottom of a liquid
- fusysediment at the bottom of a liquid
Portuguese terreno
- terrenoarea of land
Russian основа́ние, обоснова́ние
- основа́ние (osnovánije)basis or justification for something
- обоснова́ние (obosnovánije)basis or justification for something
Spanish causal, fundamento
- causalbasis or justification for something
- fundamentobasis or justification for something
- terrenoarea of land
- conchosediment at the bottom of a liquid
- pososediment at the bottom of a liquid
- hezsediment at the bottom of a liquid
Ukrainian підста́ва, обґрунтува́ння
- підста́ва (pidstáva)basis or justification for something
- обґрунтува́ння (obgruntuvánnja)basis or justification for something
Welsh gwaddod
- gwaddodsediment at the bottom of a liquid
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with grounds
All rhymes →Cite this entry
grounds. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounds
“grounds.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounds. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “grounds,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/grounds.
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