grounds
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2.8
- noun
- /ɡraʊndz/
:
terreno
- They're the nursery grounds for many of the commercially valuable species in the Gulf of Mexico.
- school grounds
- burial grounds
- breeding grounds
And so think about this way, you are going to get free training from the hardest leads, which are the best training grounds for you to learn how to sell.
- And so think about this way, you are going to get free training from the hardest leads, which are the best training grounds for you to learn how to sell.
- And he says, these enormous iron gates open and they go on to the palace grounds.
- It has to be recreation of stable grounds on which they, their children, and the next generation can live.
- Or if we said, OK, we're going back to our old hunting grounds.
- And then this PKM opened up and we hit the grounds.
- It will be the plot dumping grounds of all the VPS who couldn't execute his or her mission.
Examples
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We searched for Yamacraw burial grounds or middens, and I watched for unusual contours along the ground.
Academic text (1991) -
It's smarter to let them wander around the temple grounds.
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The polo grounds are over there.
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In summer they arrived at their hunting grounds but the herds did not.
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The land was still there, and the ceremonial dance grounds still existed.
Academic text (1999) -
A hearse enters the cemetery grounds followed by three cars.
Fiction book (1994) -
The fishing grounds of the Hawaii longline fishery expanded in the 1980s and 1990s.
Academic text (1993) -
The coastal areas also serve as spawning, nursery, and feeding grounds for several species of marine and freshwater fish.
Academic text (1993) -
Eskimo curlews migrated to their wintering grounds by an eastern transoceanic route.
Academic text (1992) -
The children played soccer on the school grounds during recess.
Synonyms
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1.0
An area of ground used for farming, building, or as a country
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1.0
An area of land next to a building, often fenced, used for animals, work or play
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2.8
An area of land used for something, like a garden or park
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2.3
A small piece of land used for growing plants
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3.4
Land and buildings used by a business or office
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Etymology
Grounds comes from the old English ground, which meant the 'bottom' or 'land' of a place. So when we say 'burial grounds' or 'museum grounds' we mean a piece of land set aside for a special use.