Explicație ground în Dicționarul Englez Englez

ground

(grand )

substantiv
the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
substantiv
(art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
substantiv
a connection between an electrical device and the earth (which is a zero voltage)
substantiv
a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
substantiv
the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
"he posed her against a background of rolling hills"

substantiv
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"

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

substantiv
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"

substantiv
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"

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

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

verb
use as a basis for
found on
"base a claim on some observation"

verb
instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
verb
connect to a ground
"ground the electrical connections for safety reasons"

verb
fix firmly and stably
"anchor the lamppost in concrete"

verb
cover with a primer
apply a primer to
verb
hit onto the ground
verb
hit a groundball
"he grounded to the second baseman"

verb
throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
verb
place or put on the ground
verb
confine or restrict to the ground
"After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"

verb
hit or reach the ground
verb
bring to the ground
"the storm grounded the ship"

adjectiv
broken or pounded into small fragments
used of e.g. ore or stone
"paved with crushed bluestone"
"ground glass is used as an abrasive"




Antonime:
(substantiv) figure



Sinonime:
(substantiv) background, basis, earth, footing, land, primer, priming, reason, soil
(adjectiv) crushed
(verb) anchor, base, establish, found, prime