Air level () Spirit level. See Level. |
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. |
Level (n.) A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or plumb line is perpendicular |
Level (n.) A horizontal line or plane |
Level (n.) An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the earth |
Level (n.) Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard, degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one of several planes of different elevation. |
Level (n.) A uniform or average height |
Level (n.) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or adjust something with reference to a horizontal line. |
Level (n.) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two points, by means of a level |
Level (n.) A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine. |
Level (a.) Even |
Level (a.) Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon |
Level (a.) Even with anything else |
Level (a.) Straightforward |
Level (a.) Well balanced |
Level (a.) Of even tone |
Level (v. t.) To make level |
Level (v. t.) To bring to a lower level |
Level (v. t.) To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun |
Level (v. t.) Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc. |
Level (v. t.) To adjust or adapt to a certain level |
Level (v. i.) To be level |
Level (v. i.) To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally |
Middle-ground (n.) That part of a picture between the foreground and the background. |
Sea level () The level of the surface of the sea |
Water level () The level formed by the surface of still water. |
Water level () A kind of leveling instrument. See under Level, n. |
grounder ground ball groundball hopper | (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground |
terrain flight low level flight | flight at very low altitudes |
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 |
blood-oxygenation level dependent functional magnetic resonance imaging BOLD FMRI | functional magnetic resonance imaging that relies on intrinsic changes in hemoglobin oxygenation |
ground attack | an attack by ground troops |
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 |
ground beetle carabid beetle | predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects |
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 |
Abney level | a surveying instrument consisting of a spirit level and a sighting tube, used to measure the angle of inclination of a line from the observer to the target |
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 |
carpenter's level | a straight bar of light metal with a spirit level in it |
Dumpy level | a surveyor's level having a short telescope fixed to a horizontally rotating table and a spirit level |
flat coat ground primer priming primer coat priming coat undercoat | the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface |
floor level storey story | a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale, what level is the office on? |
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 |
horizontal surface level | a flat surface at right angles to a plumb line, park the car on the level |
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 |
level spirit level | indicator that establishes the horizontal when a bubble is centered in a tube of liquid |
level crossing grade crossing | intersection of a railway and a road on the same level, barriers close road when trains pass |
mason's level | a level longer than a carpenter's level |
plumb level | a carpenter's level with a plumb line at right angles to it |
proving ground | a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas |
surveyor's level | surveying instrument consisting basically of a small telescope with an attached spirit level rotating around a vertical axis, for measuring relative heights of land |
water level | a water gauge that shows the level by showing the surface of the water in a trough or U-shaped tube |
luminosity brightness brightness level luminance luminousness light | the quality of being luminous, emitting or reflecting light, its luminosity is measured relative to that of our sun |
degree grade level | a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality, a moderate grade of intelligence, a high level of care is required, it is all a matter of degree |
amplitude level | the level on a scale of amplitude |
signal level | the amplitude level of the desired signal |
noise level background level | the amplitude level of the undesired background noise |
intensity strength intensity level | the amount of energy transmitted (as by acoustic or electromagnetic radiation), he adjusted the intensity of the sound, they measured the station's signal strength |