Ant thrush
() One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old World, of the genus Pitta, somewhat resembling the thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants. |
Ant thrush
() See Ant bird, under Ant. |
Australian
(a.) Of or pertaining to Australia. |
Australian
(n.) A native or an inhabitant of Australia. |
Brown thrush
() A common American singing bird (Harporhynchus rufus), allied to the mocking bird |
Burying ground
() Alt. of Burying place |
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. |
Middle-ground
(n.) That part of a picture between the foreground and the background. |
Thrush
(n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their songs. |
Thrush
(n.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or habits |
Thrush
(n.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called aphthae. See Aphthae. |
Thrush
(n.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog. |
Water thrush
() A North American bird of the genus Seiurus, belonging to the Warbler family, especially the common species (S. Noveboracensis). |
Water thrush
() The European water ousel. |
Water thrush
() The pied wagtail. |
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 |
crawl front crawl
Australian crawl | a swimming stroke, arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick |
dark ground illumination
dark field illumination | a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background |
| ground attack | an attack by ground troops |
| ant thrush | a kind of antbird |
| thrush | songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast |
missel thrush
mistle thrush
mistletoe thrush
Turdus viscivorus | large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries |
song thrush
mavis
throstle
Turdus philomelos | common Old World thrush noted for its song |
ring ouzel
ring blackbird
ring thrush
Turdus torquatus | European thrush common in rocky areas, the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck |
hermit thrush
Hylocichla guttata | North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song |
veery
Wilson's thrush
Hylocichla fuscescens | tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song |
wood thrush
Hylocichla mustelina | large thrush common in eastern American woodlands, noted for its melodious song |
thrush nightingale
Luscinia luscinia | large nightingale of eastern Europe |
| water thrush | brownish North American warbler found near streams |
| Australian magpie | black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies |
thrasher
mocking thrush | thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs |
brown thrasher
brown thrush
Toxostoma rufums | common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage |
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 |
Australian coral snake
Rhynchoelaps australis | small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white on red |
Australian blacksnake
Pseudechis porphyriacus | large semiaquatic snake of Australia, black above with red belly |
ground rattler
massasauga Sistrurus miliaris | small pygmy rattlesnake |
Australian turtledove
turtledove Stictopelia cuneata | small Australian dove |
| ground roller | Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms |
| stilt Australian stilt | long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia |
Australian sea lion
Zalophus lobatus | a variety of sea lion found in Australia |
| Australian terrier | small greyish wire-haired breed of terrier from Australia similar to the cairn |
ground beetle
carabid beetle | predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects |
Australian cockroach
Periplaneta australasiae | widely distributed in warm countries |
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 |
Australian lungfish
Queensland lungfish
Neoceratodus forsteri | an endangered species of lungfish found in rivers in Queensland |
Australian arowana
Dawson River salmon
saratoga
spotted barramundi
spotted bonytongue
Scleropages leichardti | a species of large fish found in Australian rivers |
Australian bonytongue
northern barramundi
Scleropages jardinii | a species of large fish found in Australian rivers |
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 |