Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground).
The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition.
A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.
The area of an establishment where food and drink are served to customers.
The lower inside surface of a hollow space.
The area of a casino where gambling occurs.
A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap.
In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine.
An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface; floor exercise
A dance floor.
A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
A storey/story of a building.
That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
To set a lower bound.
To cover or furnish with a floor.
To amaze or greatly surprise.
To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down.
To push (a pedal) down to the floor, especially to accelerate.
To silence by a conclusive answer or retort.
To finish or make an end of.
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
Terrain.
The pit of a theatre.
A soccer stadium.
Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
A flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
The bottom of a body of water.
Background, context, framework, surroundings.
The net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
Soil, earth.
A gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
To place something on the ground.
To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb (regular)) and line (verb).
To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
Crushed, or reduced to small particles.
Processed by grinding.