Collocations for "grounds"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "grounds" in context.

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ground

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [hard, cold, dirty] ground
  2. the ground is [hard]
  3. [has, controls] the [higher, lower] ground
  4. [has] the [high] ground
  5. [fell, dropped] to the ground
  6. [spilled, laid, sat] on the ground
  7. kiss the ground
  8. was sent [tumbling, sprawling] to the ground
  9. looked [down on, over, around] the ground
  10. on this very ground
  11. on the ground you stand on
  12. UK: a football ground
  13. are [treading, walking] on dangerous ground
  14. on the testing grounds
  15. is a [proving, battle] ground
  16. [in, within] the [castle, hotel, school] grounds
  17. outside the grounds of the [castle, property]
  18. [has, maintains, took] the moral high ground
  19. find the middle ground [of an issue, between competitors, in the argument]
  20. [legal, administrative] grounds (to)
  21. are grounds for [firing, termination, expulsion, divorce]
  22. [reasonable, unreasonable] ground for
  23. there is (no) reasonable ground for [believing, suspecting]
  24. on what grounds [can, are, is, do, does] …?
  25. on what [possible, conceivable] grounds …?
  26. based on the grounds of
  27. she [held, stood] her ground (on)
  28. refused to give ground
  29. (used) coffee grounds
  30. [toss, throw away] the (used) grounds
n as adj
  1. ground [services, staff, crew, operators, forces]
  2. on the ground [level, floor]
  3. a ground- [level] [apartment, parking, duplex, access]
  4. get in on the ground floor of the [investment, business]
  5. [establish, lay down, set, draw up] the ground rules
  6. send (in) ground [troops, soldiers]
  7. a ground [attack, offensive, ambush]
  8. a ground [rat, rodent, snake, creature]
  9. ground [herbs, plants, lichen]
v
  1. ground the [wire, outlet, circuit]
  2. ground your child for [misbehaving, bad grades, fighting]
  3. grounded by my [parents, dad]
  4. grounded as (a) punishment (for)
  5. you're grounded!
  6. ground yourself to [the world, reality]
  7. ground a [plane, boat, ship]
  8. the [plane] was grounded
  9. ground [for safety, to prevent, to avoid]
  10. grounded [due to, because of]
adj
  1. ground [beef, coffee, black pepper]
additional examples
  1. ground the [wire, outlet, circuit]
  2. the [hard, cold, dirty] ground
  3. ground [services, staff, crew, operators, forces]
  4. ground [beef, coffee, black pepper]
  5. ground your child for [misbehaving, bad grades, fighting]
  6. the ground is [hard]
  7. on the ground [level, floor]
  8. ground-up [coffee beans]
  9. grounded by my [parents, dad]
  10. [has, controls] the [higher, lower] ground
  11. a ground- [level] [apartment, parking, duplex, access]
  12. grounded as (a) punishment (for)
  13. [has] the [high] ground
  14. get in on the ground floor of the [investment, business]
  15. you're grounded!
  16. [fell, dropped] to the ground
  17. [establish, lay down, set, draw up] the ground rules
  18. ground yourself to [the world, reality]
  19. [spilled, laid, sat] on the ground
  20. send (in) ground [troops, soldiers]
  21. ground a [plane, boat, ship]
  22. kiss the ground
  23. a ground [attack, offensive, ambush]
  24. the [plane] was grounded
  25. was sent [tumbling, sprawling] to the ground
  26. a ground [rat, rodent, snake, creature]
  27. ground [for safety, to prevent, to avoid]
  28. looked [down on, over, around] the ground
  29. ground [herbs, plants, lichen]
  30. grounded [due to, because of]
  31. on this very ground
  32. on the ground you stand on
  33. UK: a football ground
  34. are [treading, walking] on dangerous ground
  35. on the testing grounds
  36. is a [proving, battle] ground
  37. [in, within] the [castle, hotel, school] grounds
  38. outside the grounds of the [castle, property]
  39. [has, maintains, took] the moral high ground
  40. find the middle ground [of an issue, between competitors, in the argument]
  41. [legal, administrative] grounds (to)
  42. are grounds for [firing, termination, expulsion, divorce]
  43. [reasonable, unreasonable] ground for
  44. there is (no) reasonable ground for [believing, suspecting]
  45. on what grounds [can, are, is, do, does] …?
  46. on what [possible, conceivable] grounds …?
  47. based on the grounds of
  48. she [held, stood] her ground (on)
  49. refused to give ground
  50. (used) coffee grounds
  51. [toss, throw away] the (used) grounds
'grounds' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
appeal - breeding - burial - castle - citizenship - coffee - complaint - conscientious - discharge - dismiss - dismissal - divorce - excuse - flimsy - forbidden - ground - jeopardy - lawsuit - mansion - oppose - prospective - reasonable - refusal - reject - removal - secluded - sustainable - unfaithful - wander

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