Alen/on lace
() See under Lace. |
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. |
Honiton lace
() A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its figures |
Lace
(n.) That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven |
Lace
(n.) A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords |
Lace
(n.) A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc., often ornamented with figures |
Lace
(n.) Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. |
Lacing
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Lace |
Lace
(v. t.) To fasten with a lace |
Lace
(v. t.) To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative material |
Lace
(v. t.) To beat |
Lace
(v. t.) To add spirits to (a beverage). |
Lace
(v. i.) To be fastened with a lace, or laces |
Lace-bark
(n.) A shrub in the West Indies (Lagetta Iintearia) |
Lace-winged
(a.) Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings |
Lacing
(n.) The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace or laces. |
Lacing
(n.) A lace |
Lacing
(n.) A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff, etc. |
Lacing
(n.) A system of bracing bars, not crossing each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a compound strut. |
Macrame lace
() A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture. |
Middle-ground
(n.) That part of a picture between the foreground and the background. |
Torchon lace
() a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread |
Valenciennes lace
() A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in France. Each piece is made throughout, ground and pattern, by the same person and with the same thread, the pattern being worked in the net. |
Weaving
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Weave |
Weaving
(n.) The act of one who, or that which, weaves |
Weaving
(n.) An incessant motion of a horse's head, neck, and body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle. |
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 |
| weaving | creating fabric |
lace making
tatting | the act or art of making handmade lace |
| ground attack | an attack by ground troops |
beating
thrashing
licking
drubbing
lacing
trouncing whacking | the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows |
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 |
| orb-weaving spider | a spider that spins a circular (or near circular) web |
| 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 |
| lace bug | small bug having body and wings covered with a lacy network of raised lines |
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 |
| Brussels lace | fine lace with a raised or applique design |
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 |
| lace | a delicate decorative fabric woven in an open web of symmetrical patterns |
| lace lacing | a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment) |
land mine
ground-emplaced mine
booby trap | an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over |
pillow lace
bobbin lace | a handmade lace worked on a pillow with threads wound on bobbins, the pattern is marked out on the pillow by pins |
point lace
needlepoint | lace worked with a needle in a buttonhole stitch on a paper pattern |
| proving ground | a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas |
shoelace
shoe lace
shoestring
shoe string | a lace used for fastening shoes |
Valenciennes
Valenciennes lace | a type of bobbin lace with floral patterns |
| grade ground level | the height of the ground on which something stands, the base of the tower was below grade |
hyaloplasm
ground substance | the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell |
matrix intercellular substance
ground substance | the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded |
| ground | a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused |
background
ground | the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground, he posed her against a background of rolling hills |
| ground bass | a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated |
| ground rule | (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds |