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Grounds

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
ɡɹaʊndz

Definitions

  1. Basis or justification for something.
  2. The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.
    plural, plural-only
  3. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

Equivalents

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Examples

“grounds for divorce”
“the castle grounds”
“House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter⟳ was, that there was some sort⟳ of night-prowler about the school grounds.”
“coffee grounds”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

grounds officer groundscraper Groundsel groundselbush groundseltree groundset

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