Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
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Noun
S: (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"
S: (n) reason, ground (a rational motive for a belief or action) "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
S: (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"
S: (n) footing, basis, ground (a relation that provides the foundation for something) "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
S: (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"
S: (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"
S: (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"
S: (n) ground (a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused)
S: (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))
S: (n) ground ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting)
S: (n) surface (the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary) "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
S: (n) bed (the flat surface of a printing press on which the type form is laid in the last stage of producing a newspaper or magazine or book etc.)
S: (n) board, gameboard (a flat portable surface (usually rectangular) designed for board games) "he got out the board and set up the pieces"
S: (n) face (the striking or working surface of an implement)
S: (n) ground ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting)
S: (n) Klein bottle (a closed surface with only one side; formed by passing one end of a tube through the side of the tube and joining it with the other end)
S: (n) meniscus ((physics) the curved upper surface of a nonturbulent liquid in a vertical tube)
S: (n) miter, mitre (the surface of a beveled end of a piece where a miter joint is made) "he covered the miter with glue before making the joint"
S: (n) Mobius strip (a continuous closed surface with only one side; formed from a rectangular strip by rotating one end 180 degrees and joining it with the other end)
S: (n) plaster, plasterwork (a surface of hardened plaster (as on a wall or ceiling)) "there were cracks in the plaster"
S: (v) grind (dance by rotating the pelvis in an erotically suggestive way, often while in contact with one's partner such that the dancers' legs are interlaced)
S: (v) grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute (reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading) "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic"
S: (v) grind (created by grinding) "grind designs into the glass bowl"
S: (v) grind (shape or form by grinding) "grind lenses for glasses and cameras"
S: (v) anchor, ground (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"
S: (v) ground (confine or restrict to the ground) "After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot"