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grounds n. [
evidence] your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"
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grounds n. [
yard, curtilage] the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard"
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grounds n. a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
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grounds n. [
cause, reason] a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
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grounds n. dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue; "it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds"
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