Definitions for GROUNDS
grounds

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. evidence, groundsnoun

   your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

   "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

2. yard, grounds, curtilagenoun

   the enclosed land around a house or other building

   "it was a small house with almost no yard"

3. groundsnoun

   a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

4. cause, reason, groundsnoun

   a justification for something existing or happening

   "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"

5. groundsnoun

   dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue

   "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grounds

   Grounds refers to the solid surface or soil that forms a foundation or base of something; it may also refer to areas of land used for a particular purpose or activity. Additionally, it can refer to factors, circumstances, or reasons that provide a justification or basis for something, such as a belief, claim, or course of action.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. GROUNDS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Grounds is ranked #16728 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Grounds surname appeared 1,710 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Grounds.
   
   89% or 1,523 total occurrences were White.
   3.8% or 66 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 37 total occurrences were Black.
   2.1% or 37 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.1% or 37 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.5% or 10 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Dregs
   • Field
   • Information
   • Justification
   • Tract

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GROUNDS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1657

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'GROUNDS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3016

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce GROUNDS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say GROUNDS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of GROUNDS in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of GROUNDS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of GROUNDS in a Sentence

1. Alabama Governor Robert Bentley:

   There are no grounds for impeachment, and I will vigorously defend Alabama Governor Robert Bentley and my administration from this political attack.

2. Scottie Scheffler:

   Tiger means so much to us as players out here on Tour and he’s done so much for us out here that it’s fun for us to be able to see him still continue to do what he loves, it was pretty scary a few years ago when he got in that accident and we didn’t know if he was going to be able to do this again, and so just to have him out here on the grounds and to see him around doing what he loves to do is a lot of fun for us.

3. Adel Shuja:

   There are negotiations in Cairo between the leaders of the Congress party and diplomats from the United States, Britain and the UAE in order to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in Yemen and to lift the siege on the grounds that the continuation of the war and the siege serve extremist groups, these negotiations have made significant progress so far.

4. Abraham Lincoln:

   Hypocrite: The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.

5. Mike Dunleavy:

   Quite honestly I don't think that my actions in following the constitution, in terms of a veto process, in trying to put together a budget that is going to be sustainable, is  going to end up being a grounds for recall.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=GROUNDS
2. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
4. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=GROUNDS