grounds

English Thesaurus

1. the enclosed land around a house or other building (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	field,
definition	:	a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed (noun.location)

hyponym	:	backyard,
definition	:	the grounds in back of a house (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	dooryard,
definition	:	a yard outside the front or rear door of a house (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	front yard,
definition	:	the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	garden,
definition	:	a yard or lawn adjoining a house (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	playground,
definition	:	yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play (noun.artifact)

hyponym	:	side yard,
definition	:	the grounds at either side of a house (noun.artifact)

2. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	information,
definition	:	knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	probable cause,
definition	:	(law) evidence sufficient to warrant an arrest or search and seizure (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	cogent evidence, proof,
definition	:	any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	disproof, falsification, refutation,
definition	:	any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	lead, track, trail,
definition	:	evidence pointing to a possible solution (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	symptom,
definition	:	(medicine) any sensation or change in bodily function that is experienced by a patient and is associated with a particular disease (noun.state)

hyponym	:	sign,
definition	:	(medicine) any objective evidence of the presence of a disorder or disease (noun.state)

3. a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	justification,
definition	:	a statement in explanation of some action or belief (noun.communication)

4. a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) (noun.location)

hypernym	:	parcel, parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract,
definition	:	an extended area of land (noun.location)

5. dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue (noun.object)

hypernym	:	dregs, settlings,
definition	:	sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid (noun.object)

hyponym	:	coffee grounds,
definition	:	the dregs remaining after brewing coffee (noun.object)

6. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify,
definition	:	provide evidence for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable,
definition	:	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment (adj.all)

derivation	:	evidential, evidentiary,
definition	:	serving as or based on evidence (adj.all)

7. a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate,
definition	:	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cause, do, make,
definition	:	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation)

derivation	:	causal,
definition	:	involving or constituting a cause; causing (adj.all)

8. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	bear witness, evidence, prove, show, testify,
definition	:	provide evidence for (verb.communication)

derivation	:	apparent, evident, manifest, patent, plain, unmistakable,
definition	:	clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment (adj.all)

derivation	:	evidential, evidentiary,
definition	:	serving as or based on evidence (adj.all)

9. a justification for something existing or happening (noun.communication)

derivation	:	cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate,
definition	:	cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner (verb.communication)

derivation	:	cause, do, make,
definition	:	give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally (verb.creation)

derivation	:	causal,
definition	:	involving or constituting a cause; causing (adj.all)