ground: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of ground
- background«Word Popularity Bar5/5
background
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- he is a lawyer with a sports background
- noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
ground.
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
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underground
- noun a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
resistance.
- noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
tube; subway system; subway; metro.
- in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
- noun a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- foreground4/5
foreground
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- noun (computer science) a window for an active application
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- playground4/5
playground
- noun an area where many people go for recreation
resort area; vacation spot.
- noun yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
- noun an area where many people go for recreation
- battleground3/5
battleground
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battlefield; field; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
- campground3/5
campground
- noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
encampment; bivouac; camping site; campsite; camping area; camping ground.
- noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
- aground3/5
aground
- adjective stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
- a ship aground offshore
- a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it
- adverb with the bottom lodged on the ground
- he ran the ship aground
- adjective stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float
- fairground2/5
fairground
- noun an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
- noun an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
- aboveground2/5
aboveground
- adjective satellite on or above the surface of the ground
- aboveground nuclear testing
- surface instruments for detecting oil deposits
- surface transportation
- adjective satellite on or above the surface of the ground
- belowground2/5
belowground
- adjective satellite under the level of the ground
underground.
- belowground storage areas
- underground caverns
- adjective satellite underneath the ground
- most of his friends are now belowground
- adjective satellite under the level of the ground
- overground1/5
overground
Situated over or above ground; as, the .overground portion of a plant
- reground1/5
reground
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- unground1/5
unground
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- showground1/5
showground
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- stoneground1/5
Suffixes of ground
- grounds«Word Popularity Bar5/5
grounds
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
evidence.
- the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling
- noun the enclosed land around a house or other building
curtilage; yard.
- it was a small house with almost no yard
- noun your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
- grounded5/5
ground
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
dry land; land; terra firma; earth; solid ground.
- the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land
- the earth shook for several minutes
- he dropped the logs on the ground
- noun a rational motive for a belief or action
reason.
- the reason that war was declared
- the grounds for their declaration
- noun the solid part of the earth's surface
- grounding4/5
grounding
- noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
foundation.
- he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
- a good grounding in mathematics
- noun fastening electrical equipment to earth
earthing.
- noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- groundwork4/5
groundwork
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
foundation; basis; base; fundament; cornerstone.
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; understructure; base; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- groundwater4/5
groundwater
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- groundbreaking3/5
groundbreaking
- noun the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
groundbreaking ceremony.
- adjective satellite being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
innovational; innovative.
- stylistically innovative works
- innovative members of the artistic community
- a mind so innovational, so original
- noun the ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction project
- groundless3/5
groundless
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
baseless; unwarranted; idle; wild; unfounded.
- baseless gossip
- the allegations proved groundless
- idle fears
- unfounded suspicions
- unwarranted jealousy
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
- grounder2/5
grounder
- noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
ground ball; groundball; hopper.
- noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
- groundhog2/5
groundhog
- noun reddish brown North American marmot
Marmota monax; woodchuck.
- noun reddish brown North American marmot
- groundcover2/5
groundcover
- noun low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
ground cover.
- noun small plants other than saplings growing on a forest floor
ground cover.
- noun low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to grow
- groundskeeper2/5
groundskeeper
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
groundkeeper; groundsman.
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
- groundnut2/5
groundnut
- noun a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
wild bean; Indian potato; Apios tuberosa; Apios americana; potato bean; groundnut vine.
- noun nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
wild bean; potato bean.
- noun a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
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groundnut
- noun a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
wild bean; Indian potato; Apios tuberosa; Apios americana; potato bean; groundnut vine.
- noun nutlike tuber; important food of Native Americans
wild bean; potato bean.
- noun a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
- groundswell2/5
groundswell
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- groundwaters2/5
- groundings1/5
grounding
- noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
foundation.
- he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study
- a good grounding in mathematics
- noun fastening electrical equipment to earth
earthing.
- noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge
- grounders1/5
grounder
- noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
ground ball; groundball; hopper.
- noun (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
- groundworks1/5
groundwork
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
foundation; basis; base; fundament; cornerstone.
- the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture
- noun lowest support of a structure
foundation; substructure; understructure; base; fundament; foot.
- it was built on a base of solid rock
- he stood at the foot of the tower
- noun the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
- groundmass1/5
groundmass
- noun (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
- noun (geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embedded
- groundbreaker1/5
groundbreaker
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
pioneer; trailblazer; innovator.
- noun someone who helps to open up a new line of research or technology or art
- groundlings1/5
groundling
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- groundhogs1/5
groundhog
- noun reddish brown North American marmot
Marmota monax; woodchuck.
- noun reddish brown North American marmot
- groundskeepers1/5
groundskeeper
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
groundkeeper; groundsman.
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
- groundsman1/5
groundsman
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
groundskeeper; groundkeeper.
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
- groundsheet1/5
groundsheet
- noun a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture
ground cloth.
- noun a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture
- groundspeed1/5
groundspeed
- noun the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
- noun the speed of an aircraft relative to the ground
- groundsmen1/5
groundsman
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
groundskeeper; groundkeeper.
- noun someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or athletic field)
- groundling1/5
groundling
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- noun in Elizabethan theater: a playgoer in the cheap standing section
- groundlessness1/5
groundlessness
- noun the quality of lacking substance or value
idleness.
- the groundlessness of their report was quickly recognized
- noun the quality of lacking substance or value
- groundsel1/5
groundsel
- noun Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
Senecio vulgaris.
- noun Eurasian weed with heads of small yellow flowers
- groundfish1/5
groundfish
- noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
bottom fish.
- noun fish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)
- groundedness1/5
- groundwood1/5
- groundplan1/5
groundplan
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- groundskeeping1/5
- groundlessly1/5
groundless
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
baseless; unwarranted; idle; wild; unfounded.
- baseless gossip
- the allegations proved groundless
- idle fears
- unfounded suspicions
- unwarranted jealousy
- adjective satellite without a basis in reason or fact
- groundstroke1/5
groundstroke
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- groundstrokes1/5
- groundline1/5
Derived words of ground
- backgrounds«Word Popularity Bar4/5
background
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- he is a lawyer with a sports background
- noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
ground.
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- foregrounds3/5
foreground
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- noun (computer science) a window for an active application
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- playgrounds3/5
playground
- noun an area where many people go for recreation
resort area; vacation spot.
- noun yard consisting of an outdoor area for children's play
- noun an area where many people go for recreation
- campgrounds3/5
campground
- noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
encampment; bivouac; camping site; campsite; camping area; camping ground.
- noun a site where people on holiday can pitch a tent
- foregrounded2/5
foreground
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- noun (computer science) a window for an active application
- noun the part of a scene that is near the viewer
- foregrounding2/5
foregrounding
- noun the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system
foreground processing.
- verb move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent
foreground; spotlight; play up; highlight.
- The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics
- noun the execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system
- fairgrounds2/5
fairground
- noun an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
- noun an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses
- battlegrounds2/5
battleground
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
battlefield; field; field of battle; field of honor.
- they made a tour of Civil War battlefields
- noun a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
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backgrounder
- noun a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
- the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues
- noun a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
- ungrounded2/5
ungrounded
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- backgrounders1/5
backgrounder
- noun a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
- the secretary gave us a backgrounder on public health issues
- noun a press conference or interview in which a government official explains to reporters the background of an action or policy
- backgrounded1/5
background
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- he is a lawyer with a sports background
- noun the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
ground.
- he posed her against a background of rolling hills
- noun a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
- backgrounding1/5
backgrounding
- noun the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
background processing.
- verb understate the importance or quality of
play down; downplay; background.
- he played down his royal ancestry
- noun the execution of low priority programs while higher priority programs are not using the processing system
- undergrounds1/5
underground
- noun a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
resistance.
- noun an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
tube; subway system; subway; metro.
- in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'
- noun a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force
- showgrounds1/5
showgrounds
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ground`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ground`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `ground`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `ground`, some are not.
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