ground vs school

ground

verb
  • To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles. 

  • 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. 

noun
  • 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". 

  • The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. 

  • 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. 

adj
  • Crushed, or reduced to small particles. 

  • Processed by grinding. 

school

verb
  • To educate, teach, or train (often, but not necessarily, in a school). 

  • To control, or compose, one’s expression. 

  • To form into, or travel in, a school. 

  • To defeat emphatically, to teach an opponent a harsh lesson. 

noun
  • The time during which classes are attended or in session in an educational institution. 

  • An establishment offering specialized instruction, as for driving, cooking, typing, coding, etc. 

  • The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice, sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age. 

  • A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales. 

  • An educational institution providing primary and secondary education, prior to tertiary education (college or university). 

  • An institution dedicated to teaching and learning; an educational institution. 

  • The followers of a particular doctrine; a particular way of thinking or particular doctrine; a school of thought. 

  • At Eton College, a period or session of teaching. 

  • The room or hall in English universities where the examinations for degrees and honours are held. 

  • A multitude. 

  • An art movement, a community of artists. 

  • Within a larger educational institution, an organizational unit, such as a department or institute, which is dedicated to a specific subject area. 

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