- 2. Found, establish, base, fix, set.
- 3. Train in rudiments, make thorough in the elements.
Ground, v. n. Run aground, get aground.
Ground-hog, n. Woodchuck, American marmot (Arctomys monax).
Ground-ice, n. Anchor-ice, ground-gru.
Ground-ivy, n. Gill, alehoof, haymaids (Nepeta glechoma, Glechoma hederacea).
Groundless, a. Baseless, unfounded, unwarranted, unauthorized, false, gratuitous.
Ground-nut, n.
- 1. Pig-nut, hawk-nut, earth-nut, earth-chestnut (Bunium flexuosum).
- 2. Peanut, earth-nut (Arachis hypogæa).
- 3. Wild bean (A pios tuberosa).
- 4. Dwarf ginseng (Aralia trifolia or Panax trifolium).
Ground-plate, n. Sill, ground-sill, groundsel.
Grounds, n. pl.
- 1. Lees, dregs, sediment, grouts, precipitate, settlings.
- 2. Reasons, considerations, arguments, supports, accounts.
Groundsel, n. Senecio vulgaris.
Ground-sill, Groundsel, a. Sill, ground-plate.
Ground-squirrel, n. Chipmunk, hackee, chipping squirrel.
Groundwork, n.
- 1. Base, basis, substratum, foundation, support, bottom, ground.
- 2. Source, origin, first principle, basis.
Group, n. Cluster, collection, assemblage, clump.
Group, v. a. Arrange, dispose, assign places to, form into groups.