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noun

Definition of groundsnext
plural of ground
1
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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3
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 automotive manufacturer said in the NHTSA report that the console extension wiring assembly may be routed improperly, which will allow the transmission to shift out of park without applying the brake pedal, the report said.
    Jalen Williams, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The 14-acre park, located on the west side of the university’s campus, is expected to include nearly 2 million square feet of lab and office space in a dozen buildings at full build-out.
    Lorraine Mirabella, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of park
Noun
  • Toxic heavy metals like arsenic and lead are trapped within these sediments rather than flowing out to sea.
    Tom Howarth FOLLOW, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Researchers have analyzed pollen preserved in the sediments in the forest floor, revealing that the ecosystem has stood for at least 8,300 years.
    Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Oct. 2024
Definition of sediment
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  • The first reason that alcohol should be cut out to lose fat is that it’s filled with empty calories.
    Fred Sassani, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • There are endless reasons to take a year off from typical festivities or start a new tradition on Thanksgiving Day.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of reason
Noun
  • At one point during his civil-fraud deposition, lawyers representing the state AG handed him a thick document: a property appraisal of 40 Wall.
    Paula Aceves, Curbed, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The artwork required 10 prototypes to get right, and is made from stainless steel that was darkened using a process called physical vapor deposition, with contour lines engraved into the bright metal beneath.
    Tim Pitt, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2024
Definition of deposition
Noun
  • The statement issued by Macy’s didn’t explain the employee’s motives for the fraudulent entries, and the company declined to comment further.
    Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The leaker’s motive is unknown, though it may be linked to a conspiratorial narrative, reportedly promoted by Netanyahu, that the military has hidden vital information from the prime minister since before the war.
    Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of motive
Verb
  • Wake Robin rests beside the merging Sonoma and Graham creeks and was transformed into a lodge during the 1890s by Joshua Chauvet.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In another shot, Barnes and Sims, 45, kiss as Austin rests in his mother's arms.
    Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of rests
Noun
  • Also worth reading 🏈 Football: The Lions had another historic day Sunday, setting franchise records for total yards, most first downs and margin of victory in a 52-6 beatdown of the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars at Ford Field.
    Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Travis Hunter had several Heisman moments but only a mediocre day receiving by his standards (five catches for 55 yards).
    Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of yard
Noun
  • 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
  • If disturbed, the silt and algae would’ve made the photograph difficult to take and Gross’ subjects hard to see, the museum said.
    Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2024
Definition of silt
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