Key: "S:" = Show Synset (semantic) relations, "W:" = Show Word (lexical) relations
Display options for sense: (gloss) "an example sentence"
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) 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) evidence, grounds (your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief) "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
S: (n) yard, grounds, curtilage (the enclosed land around a house or other building) "it was a small house with almost no yard"
S: (n) grounds (a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.))
S: (n) cause, reason, grounds (a justification for something existing or happening) "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
S: (n) explanation, account (a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.) "the explanation was very simple"; "I expected a brief account"
S: (n) statement (a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc) "according to his statement he was in London on that day"
W: (adj) causal [Related to: cause] (involving or constituting a cause; causing) "a causal relationship between scarcity and higher prices"
W: (v) cause [Related to: cause] (give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally) "cause a commotion"; "make a stir"; "cause an accident"
W: (v) cause [Related to: cause] (cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner) "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
S: (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"
Verb
S: (v) anchor, ground (fix firmly and stably) "anchor the lamppost in concrete"