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coffee grounds N pl

fishing grounds N pl

I . ground1 [graʊnd] N

1. ground no pl (the Earth's surface):

2. ground no pl (soil):

4. ground (facilities for outdoor sports):

5. ground no pl (bottom of the sea):

6. ground no pl Am elec (earth):

I . ground2 [graʊnd] VB trans

ground pp of grind

II . ground2 [graʊnd] ADJ (crystal)

III . ground2 [graʊnd] N pl

See also grind

burial ground N

camping ground N Aus, camping site N Brit

cricket field, cricket ground, cricket pitch <-es> N

dumping ground N

ground crew N + sing/pl vb

ground staff N + pl vb

2. ground staff (non-flying staff at airport):

ground-station N radio, TV

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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A small isolation hospital was built in the grounds in 1911.
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Pots were designed specifically for brewing coffee, all with the purpose of trying to trap the coffee grounds before the coffee is poured.
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There's no filter, press, sieve, or any way to strain brewed coffee liquid from grounds either save one or two soup spoons.
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The exterior and grounds are still recognisable, although the sunroom has been completely rebuilt.
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The court here also dismissed the complaint, but on the grounds that the res judicata effect precludes this separate claim in a different state.
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In the early 1900s the house and grounds became a private nursing home.
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She sued for divorce on grounds of desertion.
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In 1871 the government discovered a counterfeiting operation occurring in the castle grounds with the knowledge of the prefectural government.
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This request was turned down on the grounds that it was constitutionally impossible.
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A camping site is maintained within the grounds.
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