ground: meaning and words from its letters
6 letters · 8 letter points · starts with G · ends with D
Meaning of ground
noun
- countable, uncountable
The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Example: Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!
- uncountable
Terrain.
- countable, uncountable
Soil, earth.
Example: The worm crawls through the ground.
- countable
The bottom of a body of water.
Listed forms: grounds.
Source: Wiktionary — ground.
verb
- US, transitive
To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
- Philippines, transitive
To electrocute.
- transitive
To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing them to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
Example: If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you.
- transitive
To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
Example: Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
Listed forms: grounds, grounding, grounded.
Source: Wiktionary — ground.
verb
- form-of, participle, past
simple past and past participle of grind
Base or related entry: grind.
Example: I ground the coffee up nicely.
Source: Wiktionary — ground.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for ground.
noun
the solid part of the earth's surface
noun
a rational motive for a belief or action
noun
the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
noun
a relation that provides the foundation for something
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is ground in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of ground
G(2) + R(1) + O(1) + U(1) + N(1) + D(2) = 8 points.
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Anagrams of ground
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
No other single-word anagram was found in our standard list.
Shorter words from ground
40 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in ground. Showing up to 24, longest first.