grounds 1 of 2

noun

Definition of groundsnext
plural of ground
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as in park
the area around and belonging to a building an escorted tour of the White House and its surrounding grounds

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as in sediment
matter that settles to the bottom of a body of liquid strain the coffee to remove the grounds

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as in reason
something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing evicted the tenants on the grounds that they violated the lease

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grounds

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ground
as in predicates
to find a basis you're grounding your entire case on circumstantial evidence

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  1. park
  2. sediment
  3. reason
  4. deposition
  5. motive
  6. rests
  7. yard
  8. silt
Noun
  • The Albany Police Department reported at 4:35 p.m. officers responded to the park near its lake house for a report of two juveniles who had fallen through the ice.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
  • On Monday, a small section of the park was cordoned off with blue and white police tape, giving divers an area to change and get in the water.
    Cedar Attanasio and Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of park
Noun
  • In over 200 years, paleontologists haven’t found many tyrannosaur remains in the sediments that date back to the Cretaceous Period in this part of England.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 5 Dec. 2024
  • These marsh plants capture sediment and help rebuild the shoreline naturally.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of sediment
Noun
  • There's a simple reason for that, says author Shahu Patole, a 62-year-old retired civil servant and a Dalit.
    Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 15 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to the Chiefs' impressive season — their record currently stands at 12 wins and only one loss — Travis has another big reason to celebrate.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of reason
Noun
  • As a result, Paige is often infuriating during meetings and depositions, dropping youth-speak like gaslit and my guy while taking the kind of aggressive posture that looks impressive on video and fires up followers.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
  • Attorneys for the plaintiffs in that case have said they were surprised by the shooting and unsure whether it was connected to the Stines deposition, which lasted several hours.
    Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of deposition
Noun
  • Police are still hunting for the man suspected of killing Brian Thompson, chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, and have not determined a motive.
    Stephanie Kelly and Julie Steenhuysen, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Five days on, the gunman's name, whereabouts, or motive for the are all still unknown killing.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of motive
Verb
  • Only his luggage now rests in a watery grave.
    Hunter Ingram, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
  • On the left side, there’s a multifunction button next to the main speaker unit, while on the right, there are power and volume controls and a rubber hatch that hides the USB-C port on the module that rests behind your ear.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of rests
Noun
  • The Eagles started out slinging: Hurts up the seam to Grant Calcaterra for 22 yards; Hurts to Brown on a 7-yard slant; Hurts to DeVonta Smith for a 20-yard crosser.
    Brooks Kubena, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Hurts only threw for 108 yards in that game and wide receiver AJ Brown criticized the passing offense after the matchup.
    Sam Joseph and, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of yard
Noun
  • The rush of water carried some silt and old algae with it, resulting in a temporary loss of water quality, a spokesperson for the Klamath River Restoration Corporation said.
    Debra Utacia Krol, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
  • After the Mary Rose came to rest at the bottom of a strait in the English Channel, a layer of silt cloaked the ship and the hundreds of crew who died on board.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of silt
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