grounds

noun

1. (form-of, plural)plural of ground
2. Basis or justification for something.

   “grounds for divorce”

   “There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the grounds that the preamble was not proved.”

3. The collective land areas that compose a larger area.

   “the castle grounds”

   “House Prees and Bloods […] were everywhere to be seen in earnest colloquy. For the matter was, that there was some sort of night-prowler about the school grounds.”

4. (plural, plural-only)The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered.

   “coffee grounds”

verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person)third-person singular simple present indicative of ground