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Ground

n. [the solid surface of the earth]

ground

n. (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting

ground

n. a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused

earth

n. the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface; "they dug into the earth outside the church"

reason

n. a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"

background

n. the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

land, soil

n. material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

footing, basis

n. a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"

land, dry land, earth, solid ground, terra firma

n. the solid part of the earth's surface; "the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land"; "the earth shook for several minutes"; "he dropped the logs on the ground"

flat coat, primer, priming, primer coat, priming coat, undercoat

n. the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

ground

v. hit onto the ground

ground

v. confine or restrict to the ground; "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

ground

v. connect to a ground; "ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

ground

v. instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject

anchor

v. fix firmly and stably; "anchor the lamppost in concrete"

run aground

v. hit or reach the ground

prime, undercoat

v. cover with a primer; apply a primer to

establish, base, found

v. use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation"

strand, run aground

v. bring to the ground; "the storm grounded the ship"

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crushed

adj. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance; "crushed velvet"

motivation

n. the condition of being motivated; "his motivation was at a high level"

evidence, grounds

n. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

stretch

n. a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

groundwork

n. preliminary preparation as a basis or foundation; "we are prepared today because of groundwork that was done ten years ago"

bottom

n. the lowest part of anything; "they started at the bottom of the hill"

core

n. the central part of the Earth

center, centre, middle, heart, eye

n. an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm"

beginning, origin, root, rootage, source

n. the place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism's Russian root"

support

n. supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

justification

n. a statement in explanation of some action or belief

alteration, modification, adjustment

n. the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)

mandate

n. the commission that is given to a government and its policies through an electoral victory

excuse

n. a note explaining an absence; "he had to get his mother to write an excuse for him"

warrant, stock warrant, stock-purchase warrant

n. a type of security issued by a corporation (usually together with a bond or preferred stock) that gives the holder the right to purchase a certain amount of common stock at a stated price; "as a sweetener they offered warrants along with the fixed-income securities"

guarantee

n. an unconditional commitment that something will happen or that something is true; "there is no guarantee that they are not lying"

stretch

n. a large and unbroken expanse or distance; "a stretch of highway"; "a stretch of clear water"

area, country

n. a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country"

region

n. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth; "penguins inhabit the polar regions"

territory, soil

n. the geographical area under the jurisdiction of a sovereign state; "American troops were stationed on Japanese soil"

planet

n. any celestial body (other than comets or satellites) that revolves around a star

sphere

n. any spherically shaped artifact

celestial sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault of heaven, welkin

n. the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected

beach

v. land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"

restrict, curtail, curb, cut back

v. place restrictions on; "curtail drinking in school"

control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate

v. lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits; "moderate your alcohol intake"; "hold your tongue"; "hold your temper"; "control your anger"

qualify, restrict

v. make more specific; "qualify these remarks"

beach

v. land on a beach; "the ship beached near the port"

maroon

v. leave stranded on a desert island without resources; "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

broken, busted

adj. out of working order (`busted' is an informal substitute for `broken'); "a broken washing machine"; "the coke machine is broken"; "the coke machine is busted"

chipped

adj. having a small piece broken off: "a chipped tooth"

cracked

adj. of paint or varnish; having the appearance of alligator hide

crumbled, fragmented

adj. having been divided; having the unity destroyed; "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"

dissolved

adj. (of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form; "add the dissolved gelatin"

fractured

adj. used of a break in esp. bone: "a broken neck"; "fractured skull"

shattered, tattered

adj. ruined or disrupted; "our shattered dreams of peace and prosperity"; "a tattered remnant of its former strength"; "my torn and tattered past"

split

adj. (especially of wood) cut or ripped longitudinally with the grain; "we bought split logs for the fireplace"

broken, unkept

adj. (especially of promises or contracts) having been violated or disregarded; "broken (or unkept) promises"; "broken contracts"

figure

n. a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

sky

n. the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth

superstructure

n. structure consisting of the part of a ship above the main deck

dislodge, free

v. remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"

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