grounds
US /ɡ'raʊndz/
・UK /ɡ'raʊndz/
A2
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To punish someone by not allowing them to go out
She grounds her daughter regularly for coming home late
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To connect electrical equipment to earth
He grounds himself with one hand before touching the circuit board
v.i.Intransitive VerbTo hit the bottom
Please drive slowly, Jim grounds the car here on these bumpy roads
n. pl.Noun (plural)Areas around a castle or set of buildings
Let's walk around the grounds of the mansion and look at the roses
v.i.Intransitive Verb(Of boat) to hit the bottom so it cannot move
Why does he do that? He grounds his boat on those rocks all the time
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To prevent a plane from taking off
Air traffic control grounds planes in bad weather
n. pl.Noun (plural)Basic reasons behind a belief or action
I see no grounds for concern, everything is correct in you papers
n. pl.Noun (plural)Places where people play particular sports
The football grounds are already full of players warming up
n. pl.Noun (plural)Mashed beans from coffee
Put these coffee grounds in the trash please
n. (c./u.)Noun (Countable/Uncountable)The land surrounding a large building.
The estate has extensive grounds.
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The Greatest Innovations In Formula One
- and they pressured the race organisers to ban the wing on the grounds that had blocked the view of the drivers behind him.
and they pressured the race organisers to ban the wing on the grounds that had blocked the view of the drivers behind him.
- to ban the wing on the grounds that it blocked
the view of the drivers behind him. This incident
to ban the wing on the grounds that it blocked the view of the drivers behind him. This incident
How to fight climate change with parking lots
- But the thing that grounds it for me
But the thing that grounds it for me
How The World's Tallest Statue Was Built
- Light shafts are concealed within each core, for ferrying tourists up to the observation gallery, where up to 200 delighted sightseers can gaze out over the Narmada Dam and hundreds of acres of manicured grounds through strategically concealed rips in Patel's dhoti.
Light shafts are concealed within each core, for ferrying tourists up to the observation gallery, where up to 200 delighted sightseers can gaze out over the Narmada Dam and hundreds of acres of manicured grounds through strategically concealed rips in Patel's dhoti.
- and hundreds of acres of manicured grounds through strategically concealed rips in Patel's dhoti.
and hundreds of acres of manicured grounds through strategically concealed rips in Patel's dhoti.
Real Exorcism Goes Wrong | Tales From the Bottle
- At his trial in March, Taylor was acquitted on the grounds of insanity.
At his trial in March, Taylor was acquitted on the grounds of insanity.
- At his trial in March Taylor was acquitted on the grounds of insanity.
At his trial in March Taylor was acquitted on the grounds of insanity.
How to Overcome Shyness
- This is why there can be no grounds to laugh,
This is why there can be no grounds to laugh,
Modern Family | Haley Is Arrested and Faces Expulsion from College
- Objection... - On what grounds?
Objection... - On what grounds?
- On what grounds?
On what grounds?
How Do We Produce Food? Crash Course Geography #43
- In places near water, aquaculture is also a type of agricultural ecosystem, which can range from communities protecting and cultivating fishing grounds to fish farms where species are raised in artificial ponds or tanks, often alongside major waterways.
In places near water, aquaculture is also a type of agricultural ecosystem, which can range from communities protecting and cultivating fishing grounds to fish farms where species are raised in artificial ponds or tanks, often alongside major waterways.
- range from communities protecting and cultivating fishing grounds, to fish farms where species
range from communities protecting and cultivating fishing grounds, to fish farms where species
Could earthworms help transform the future of organic farming? - BBC World Service, CrowdScience
- Some of these experiments lasted decades, and in fact a few of them are being recreated today in the grounds of the house where Darwin lived and worked.
Some of these experiments lasted decades, and in fact a few of them are being recreated today in the grounds of the house where Darwin lived and worked.
- the grounds of the house where Darwin lived and worked.
the grounds of the house where Darwin lived and worked.
Dark Hunchback of Notre Dame Theories That'll Freak You Out
- Well, one theory suggests that the statues are, in fact, expressing their dissatisfaction for the fact that a murder took place on their grounds.
Well, one theory suggests that the statues are, in fact, expressing their dissatisfaction for the fact that a murder took place on their grounds.
- Well, one theory suggests that the statues are, in fact, expressing their dissatisfaction for the fact that a murder took place on their grounds.
Well, one theory suggests that the statues are, in fact, expressing their dissatisfaction for the fact that a murder took place on their grounds.
Exploring Wakayama City | Osaka Side-Trip
- Thousands of dolls arranged in rows along the eaves of the main building, surrounding the treasure hall and throughout the grounds.
Thousands of dolls arranged in rows along the eaves of the main building, surrounding the treasure hall and throughout the grounds.
- throughout the grounds.
throughout the grounds.