| noun | your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief “the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling” |
| noun | the enclosed land around a house or other building “it was a small house with almost no yard” |
| noun | a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) |
| noun | a justification for something existing or happening “he had no cause to complain” |
| noun | dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue “it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds” |
| noun | the solid part of the earth's surface “the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land” |
| noun | a rational motive for a belief or action “the reason that war was declared” |
| noun | the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface “they dug into the earth outside the church” |
| noun | a relation that provides the foundation for something “they were on a friendly footing” |
| noun | a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) “they gained ground step by step” |
| noun | the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground “he posed her against a background of rolling hills” |
| noun | material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) “the land had never been plowed” |
| noun | a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused |
| noun | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
| noun | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting |
| noun | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
| verb | fix firmly and stably “anchor the lamppost in concrete” |
| verb | confine or restrict to the ground “After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot” |
| verb | place or put on the ground |
| verb | instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject |
| verb | bring to the ground “the storm grounded the ship” |
| verb | hit or reach the ground |
| verb | throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage |
| verb | hit a groundball “he grounded to the second baseman” |
| verb | hit onto the ground |
| verb | cover with a primer; apply a primer to |
| verb | connect to a ground “ground the electrical connections for safety reasons” |
| verb | use as a basis for; found on “base a claim on some observation” |
| evidential | adjective | serving as or based on evidence |
| evidentiary | adjective | serving as or based on evidence |
| evident | adjective | clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment |
| evidence | verb | provide evidence for |
| causal | adjective | involving or constituting a cause; causing |
| cause | verb | give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally |
| land | verb | shoot at and force to come down |
| earth | verb | connect to the earth |
| ground | verb | hit onto the ground |
| reason | verb | decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion |
| earthy | adjective | of or consisting of or resembling earth |
| prime | verb | cover with a primer; apply a primer to |
| undercoat | verb | cover with a primer; apply a primer to |
| anchor | noun | a central cohesive source of support and stability |
| ground | noun | the solid part of the earth's surface |
| grounder | noun | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
| primer | noun | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
| undercoat | noun | seal consisting of a coating of a tar or rubberlike material on the underside of a motor vehicle to retard corrosion |
| grounding | noun | fastening electrical equipment to earth |
| base | noun | the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained |
| foundation | noun | the basis on which something is grounded |