Phrase Hound found 49 phrases and 51 compound words that contain grounds. The most common are listed below. Open grounds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 49
- Reasonable grounds
- coffee groundsThe sediment that remains after ground coffee beans have been extracted with hot water.
- breeding-groundsplural of breeding-ground: A place or region where animals go to breed.
- best on groundsplural of best on ground: A player chosen as having made the most outstanding achievement during a match, and awarded a small prize.
- camping groundsplural of camping ground: An area where tents are pitched.
- fishing groundsplural of fishing ground: An area of water used for fishing (usually a sea area).
- hunting groundsplural of hunting ground: An area used for hunting.
- pleasure groundsplural of pleasure ground: The parts of a large garden designed for the use of the owners, as opposed to the useful kitchen garden and the wider park.
- recreation groundsplural of recreation ground: A public park designed for recreation purposes
- Barren GroundsA large area of mostly uninhabited tundra located in mainland Nunavut and stretching into the Northwest Territories in northern Canada.
- parade groundsplural of parade ground: A large area of firm ground, formerly usually adjacent to fortifications and now usually a paved area at a military base or school, where soldiers or cadets present themselves for inspection ("parade") and practice …
- burial groundsplural of burial ground: A cemetery or graveyard.
- proving groundsplural of proving ground: A terrain or installation for testing weapons, military equipment, or tactics.
- happy hunting groundsplural of happy hunting ground: A Native American idea of the afterlife, conceived of as a paradise in which hunting is plentiful and game unlimited.
- Arch groundsAlternative form of Archgrounds: The grounds (land) of the Gateway Arch.
- spawning groundsplural of spawning ground: A zone in a riverbed or lake where fish breed and lay eggs.
- stomping groundsplural of stomping ground: A habitually frequented place; a haunt or hangout.
- battle groundsplural of battle ground: A town in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States, which absorbed the old town of Harrisonville.
- bed groundsplural of bed ground: The area of ground where a flock of livestock sleeps.
- grounds officerA person who looks after a large Scottish estate for a Lord, preventing illegal hunting and fishing, and liaises with tenant farmers.
- grounds officersplural of grounds officer: A person who looks after a large Scottish estate for a Lord, preventing illegal hunting and fishing, and liaises with tenant farmers.
- grounds outthird-person singular simple present indicative of ground out: To provide proper grounding for a circuit.
- high groundsplural of high ground: A position of advantage or superiority in a conflict or competition.
- home groundsplural of home ground: A sports team's own ground, which is used for their home games.
- middle groundsplural of middle ground: A compromised position between extremes.
Compound words 51
- fairgroundsAlternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
- groundskeeperSomeone who takes care of the upkeep of grounds (gardens, a playing field, woodlands, etc.)
- groundskeepingThe activity of tending an area of land for aesthetic or functional purposes; typically as an employee of a person or institution
- groundsmanA male groundskeeper.
- ArchgroundsThe grounds (land) of the Gateway Arch.
- groundswomanThe female equivalent of a groundsman.
- backgroundsplural of background: Less important or less noticeable in a scene or system.
- campgroundsplural of campground: An area where tents are pitched.
- playgroundsplural of playground: A large open space for children to play in, usually having dedicated play equipment (such as swings and slides).
- battlegroundsplural of battleground: A location where a battle may be fought, or has been fought.