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(n) background, ground: (the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground) "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
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(n) cause, reason, grounds: (a justification for something existing or happening) "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
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(n) earth, ground: (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface) "they dug into the earth outside the church"
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(n) evidence, grounds: (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief) "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
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(n) flat_coat, ground, primer, priming, primer_coat, priming_coat, undercoat: (the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface)
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(n) footing, basis, ground: (a relation that provides the foundation for something) "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
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(n) ground: (a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)) "they gained ground step by step"; "they fought to regain the lost ground"
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(n) ground: (a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused)
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(n) ground, earth: (a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage))
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(n) ground: ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting)
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(n) grounds: (a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.))
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(n) grounds: (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"
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(n) land, ground, soil: (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"
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(n) land, dry_land, earth, ground, solid_ground, terra_firma: (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"
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(n) reason, ground: (a rational motive for a belief or action) "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
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(n) yard, grounds, curtilage: (the enclosed land around a house or other building) "it was a small house with almost no yard"