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grond — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • earth name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  • earthy adj Resembling soil in smell, taste, or appearance.
  • ground noun The solid surface of the earth.
  • land noun The solid, dry part of the Earth's surface, as opposed to sea or sky.
  • reason noun A cause or explanation for something; the motive behind an action.
  • soil noun The loose top layer of earth in which plants grow, made up of minerals, organic matter, and nutrients.

Senses

grond is used for these senses in English:

  • earth (uncountable) Soil.
  • earthy Down-to-earth, not artificial, natural.
  • earthy Like or resembling the earth or of the earth.
  • ground The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
  • ground Soil, earth.
  • land Real estate or landed property; a partitioned and measurable area which is owned and acquired and on which buildings and structures can be built and erected.
  • reason That which causes something: an efficient cause, a proximate cause.
  • soil Country or territory.

earth — full definition

  1. name The planet we live on, third from the Sun.
  2. noun Soil or ground; loose dirt.
  3. noun The ground or land, as opposed to sky or sea.
  4. noun A connection to the ground in an electrical circuit (British English for "ground").
  5. verb To connect something electrically to the ground.

earthy — full definition

  1. adj Resembling soil in smell, taste, or appearance.
  2. adj Down-to-earth, plain-spoken, or unpolished, sometimes crude.

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