S: (n) reason (reason%1:16:00::), ground (ground%1:16:00::) (a rational motive for a belief or action) "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
S: (n) earth (earth%1:27:00::), ground (ground%1:27:00::) (the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface) "they dug into the earth outside the church"
S: (n) ground (ground%1:15:00::) (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 (background%1:09:00::), ground (ground%1:09:00::) (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 (land%1:17:01::), ground (ground%1:17:01::), soil (soil%1:17:00::) (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 (ground%1:09:01::) (a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused)
S: (n) ground (ground%1:06:02::), earth (earth%1:06:00::) (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 (ground%1:06:01::) ((art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting)
S: (v) grind (grind%2:38:00::) (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)