grounds
/ɡɹaʊndz/
noun
Basis or justification for something.
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Noun 3 meanings
Basis or justification for something.
“grounds for divorce”
The collective land areas that compose a larger area.
“the castle grounds”
The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.
“coffee grounds”
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Etymology
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GROUNDS at a glance
GROUNDS has 7 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (G 2 + R 1 + O 1 + U 1 + N 1 + D 2 + S 1) and 12 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,362 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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