Dictionary Check: grounds
"grounds" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
12
points
Definition
noun
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
Example:
"the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
noun
the enclosed land around a house or other building
Example:
"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
Example:
"he had no cause to complain"
noun
dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
Example:
"it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"
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