| • | of Grind |
| • | The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it. |
| • | A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. |
| • | Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground. |
| • | Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept. |
| • | The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope. |
| • | That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground. |
| • | In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief. |
| • | In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels. |
| • | A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle. |
| • | One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural. |
| • | A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. |
| • | The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song. |
| • | A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit. |
| • | Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds. |
| • | The pit of a theater. |
| • | To lay, set, or run, on the ground. |
| • | To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. |
| • | To instruct in elements or first principles. |
| • | To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit. |
| • | To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament. |
| • | To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar. |
| • | imp. & p. p. of Grind. |
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