Scrabble & Words with friends points
- ground is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 8
- ground is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 8
- ground is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11
Definition of ground
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use) (noun)
Synonyms
- land
- soil
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground (noun)
Examples
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
Synonyms
- background
- a rational motive for a belief or action (noun)
Examples
- the grounds for their declaration
Synonyms
- reason
- hit or reach the ground (verb)
Synonyms
- run aground
- a relation that provides the foundation for something (noun)
Synonyms
- basis
- footing
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to (verb)
Synonyms
- prime
- undercoat
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) (noun)
Synonyms
- earth
- fix firmly and stably (verb)
Synonyms
- anchor
- use as a basis for; found on (verb)
Synonyms
- base
- establish
- found
- bring to the ground (verb)
Examples
- the storm grounded the ship
Synonyms
- run aground
- strand
- the solid part of the earth's surface (noun)
Examples
- he dropped the logs on the ground
Synonyms
- dry land
- earth
- land
- solid ground
- terra firma
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface (noun)
Synonyms
- earth
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface (noun)
Synonyms
- flat coat
- primer
- primer coat
- priming
- priming coat
- undercoat
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle) (noun)
Examples
- they gained ground step by step
- they fought to regain the lost ground
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused (noun)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting (noun)
- confine or restrict to the ground (verb)
Examples
- After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
- connect to a ground (verb)
Examples
- ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
- hit a groundball (verb)
Examples
- he grounded to the second baseman
- hit onto the ground (verb)
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject (verb)
- place or put on the ground (verb)
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage (verb)
See definition of ground in Merriam Webster