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of Grind |
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The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or
some indefinite portion of it. |
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A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. |
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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. |
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Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,
lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the
estate are well kept. |
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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. |
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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. |
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In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised
in relief. |
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In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the
embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace,
under Brussels. |
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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. |
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One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to
which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural. |
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A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars
of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. |
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The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song. |
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A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth
is made part of an electrical circuit. |
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Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees;
feces; as, coffee grounds. |
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The pit of a theater. |
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To lay, set, or run, on the ground. |
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To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or
principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. |
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To instruct in elements or first principles. |
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To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a
part of an electrical circuit. |
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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. |
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To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed;
as, the ship grounded on the bar. |
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imp. & p. p. of Grind. |
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