| GROUND | • ground n. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. • ground n. (Uncountable) Terrain. • ground n. Soil, earth. |
| AGROUND | • aground adj. (Nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom. • aground adj. (By extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out. • aground adv. (Nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom. |
| INGROUND | • inground adj. Inside the ground. • INGROUND v. to fix (something) in something as in the ground. |
| REGROUND | • reground v. Simple past tense and past participle of regrind. • reground v. (Transitive) To ground again. • REGRIND v. to grind again. |
| UNGROUND | • unground adj. Not having been ground; unpulverized. • unground v. (Transitive, electricity, electronics) To remove a connection to ground potential. • unground v. (Transitive) To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home). |
| BACKGROUND | • background adj. Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system. • background n. One’s social heritage, or previous life; what one did in the past. • background n. A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context. |
| CAMPGROUND | • campground n. An area where tents are pitched. • campground n. An area where a camp meeting (a retreat) is held. • CAMPGROUND n. the area or place (as a field or grove) used for a camp. |
| FAIRGROUND | • fairground n. An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground. • fairground n. A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park. • FAIRGROUND n. an area where outdoor fairs, circuses, or exhibitions are held. |
| FOREGROUND | • foreground n. The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane. • foreground n. The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work. • foreground n. (Computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application… |
| OVERGROUND | • overground adj. Above the ground. • overground n. (Chiefly London) A commuter rail or similar rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally… • overground v. Simple past tense and past participle of overgrind. |
| PLAYGROUND | • playground n. (Outdoors) A large open space for children to play on, usually having dedicated play equipment (such… • playground n. (Figuratively) Any physical or metaphysical space in which a person or organization has free rein to… • PLAYGROUND n. a piece of land used for and usually equipped with facilities for recreation esp. by children. |
| SHOWGROUND | • showground n. An outdoor arena or area where entertainment events and shows are held. • SHOWGROUND n. a plot of land on which an outdoor show is held. |
| ABOVEGROUND | • aboveground adj. Alternative spelling of above ground. • above-ground adj. Alternative form of aboveground. • above␣ground phr. On or above the surface of the ground. |
| BELOWGROUND | • belowground adj. Beneath the surface of the ground; underground. • below␣ground phr. Alternative form of belowground. • BELOWGROUND adv. underground. |
| STONEGROUND | • stoneground adj. Of flour: ground with millstones rather than steel rollers. • STONEGROUND adj. of flour, ground with stones. |
| UNDERGROUND | • underground adj. (Not comparable) Below the ground; below the surface of the Earth. • underground adj. (Figurative) Hidden, furtive, secretive. • underground adj. (Of music, art &c.) Outside the mainstream, especially unofficial and hidden from the authorities. |
| BATTLEGROUND | • battleground n. A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any place or situation of dispute or contention. • battleground n. (Figurative) Any subject of dispute or contention. |