Burying ground () Alt. of Burying place |
Cactus (n.) Any plant of the order Cactacae, as the prickly pear and the night-blooming cereus. See Cereus. They usually have leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of America. |
Finch (n.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidae. |
Fool-large (a.) Foolishly liberal. |
Ground (imp. & p. p.) of Grind |
Ground (n.) The surface of the earth |
Ground (n.) A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. |
Ground (n.) Any definite portion of the earth's surface |
Ground (n.) Land |
Ground (n.) The basis on which anything rests |
Ground (n.) That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another |
Ground (n.) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief. |
Ground (n.) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied |
Ground (n.) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle. |
Ground (n.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached |
Ground (n.) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody. |
Ground (n.) The tune on which descants are raised |
Ground (n.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit. |
Ground (n.) Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids |
Ground (n.) The pit of a theater. |
Ground (v. t.) To lay, set, or run, on the ground. |
Ground (v. t.) To found |
Ground (v. t.) To instruct in elements or first principles. |
Ground (v. t.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit. |
Ground (v. t.) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5) |
Ground (v. i.) To run aground |
Ground () imp. & p. p. of Grind. |
Large (superl.) Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk, capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of constituent units |
Large (superl.) Abundant |
Large (superl.) Full in statement |
Large (superl.) Having more than usual power or capacity |
Large (superl.) Free |
Large (superl.) Unrestrained by decorum |
Large (superl.) Prodigal in expending |
Large (superl.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a favorable direction |
Large (adv.) Freely |
Large (n.) A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four breves, or eight semibreves. |
Large-acred (a.) Possessing much land. |
Large-handed (a.) Having large hands, Fig.: Taking, or giving, in large quantities |
Large-hearted (a.) Having a large or generous heart or disposition |
Middle-ground (n.) That part of a picture between the foreground and the background. |
Vida finch () The whidah bird. |
Whydah finch () The whidah bird. |
Winter-ground (v. t.) To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or shelter |
grounder ground ball groundball hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
ground stroke | a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once |
dark ground illumination dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
tall order large order | a formidable task or requirement, finishing in time was a tall order but we did it |
ground attack | an attack by ground troops |
finch | any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds |
pine siskin pine finch Spinus pinus | small finch of North American coniferous forests |
house finch linnet Carpodacus mexicanus | small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico |
purple finch Carpodacus purpureus | North American finch having a raspberryed head and breast and rump |
vesper sparrow grass finch Pooecetes gramineus | common North American finch noted for its evening song |
indigo bunting indigo finch indigo bird Passerina cyanea | small deep blue North American bunting |
weaver weaverbird weaver finch | finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests |
Java sparrow Java finch ricebird Padda oryzivora | small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields |
grassfinch grass finch | usually brightlyolored Australian weaverbirds, often kept as cage birds |
zebra finch Poephila castanotis | small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's |
cactus wren | large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico |
ground-shaker seismosaur | huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America |
ground snake Sonora semiannulata | small shy brightlyinged terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America |
eastern ground snake Potamophis striatula Haldea striatula | in some classifications placed in genus Haldea, small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America |
ground rattler massasauga Sistrurus miliaris | small pygmy rattlesnake |
ground roller | Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms |
large poodle | the largest breed of poodle |
large civet Viverra zibetha | common civet of India and southeast Asia |
ground beetle carabid beetle | predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects |
large white Pieris brassicae | Old World form of cabbage butterfly |
cactus mouse Peromyscus eremicus | burrowing mouse of desert areas of southwestern United States |
ground squirrel gopher spermophile | any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds, often destroy crops |
mantled ground squirrel Citellus lateralis | common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America, resembles a large chipmunk |
flickertail Richardson ground squirrel Citellus richardsoni | of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada |
Arctic ground squirrel parka squirrel Citellus parryi | large ground squirrel of the North American far north |
eastern chipmunk hackee striped squirrel ground squirrel Tamias striatus | small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches |
barren ground caribou Rangifer arcticus | of tundra of northern Canada, in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus |
ground sloth megathere | gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America |
air-to-ground missile air-to-surface missile | a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground |
anchor ground tackle | a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving |
flat coat ground primer priming primer coat priming coat undercoat | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
ground | (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting |
ground earth | a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage) |
ground bait | bait scattered on the water to attract fish |
ground cable | a mooring cable, runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor |
ground control | a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a groundontrolled approach to landing |
ground floor first floor ground level | the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building |
ground plan | a floor plan for the ground level of a building |
groundsheet ground cloth | a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture |
hovercraft ground-effect machine | a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines |
land mine ground-emplaced mine booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
proving ground | a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas |
extra large | a garment size for a very large person |
large | a garment size for a large person |
grade ground level | the height of the ground on which something stands, the base of the tower was below grade |