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grounder / ground ball / groundball / hopper: (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
ground-controlled approach / GCA: aircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radar
ground stroke: a tennis return made by hitting the ball after it has bounced once
dark ground illumination / dark field illumination: a form of microscopic examination of living material by scattered light, specimens appear luminous against a dark background
ground attack: an attack by ground troops
ground-shaker / seismosaur: huge herbivorous dinosaur of the Cretaceous found in western North America
ground snake / Sonora semiannulata: small shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North America
eastern ground snake / Potamophis striatula / Haldea striatula: in some classifications placed in genus Haldea, small reddish-grey snake of eastern North America
ground rattler / massasauga Sistrurus miliaris: small pygmy rattlesnake
ground roller: Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms
ground beetle / carabid beetle: predacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insects
ground squirrel / gopher spermophile: any of various terrestrial burrowing rodents of Old and New Worlds, often destroy crops
mantled ground squirrel / Citellus lateralis: common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel of western North America, resembles a large chipmunk
flickertail / Richardson ground squirrel / Citellus richardsoni: of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada
Arctic ground squirrel / parka squirrel / Citellus parryi: large ground squirrel of the North American far north
eastern chipmunk / hackee / striped squirrel / ground squirrel Tamias striatus: small striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouches
barren ground caribou / Rangifer arcticus: of tundra of northern Canada, in some classifications included in the species Rangifer tarandus
ground sloth / megathere: gigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in America
air-to-ground missile / air-to-surface missile: a missile designed to be launched from an airplane at a target on the ground
anchor / ground tackle: a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving
flat coat / ground / primer priming primer coat / priming coat / undercoat: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
ground: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
ground earth: a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
ground bait: bait scattered on the water to attract fish
ground cable: a mooring cable, runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor
ground control: a communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landing
ground floor / first floor / ground level: the floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building
ground plan: a floor plan for the ground level of a building
groundsheet / ground cloth: a waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moisture
hovercraft / ground-effect machine: a craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet engines
land mine / ground-emplaced mine / booby trap: an explosive mine hidden underground, explodes when stepped on or driven over
proving ground: a workplace for testing new equipment or ideas
grade ground level: the height of the ground on which something stands, "the base of the tower was below grade"
hyaloplasm / ground substance: the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell
matrix intercellular substance / ground substance: the body substance in which tissue cells are embedded
ground: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
background / ground: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground, "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
ground bass: a short melody in the bass that is constantly repeated
ground rule: (baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing grounds
ground loop: a sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the ground
ground fire: a forest fire that burns the humus, may not appear on the surface
ground floor: becoming part of a venture at the beginning (regarded as position of advantage), "he got in on the ground floor"
ground swell / heavy swell: a broad and deep undulation of the ocean
ground swell: an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression, "there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment"
background noise / ground noise: extraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signal
ground beef / hamburger: beef that has been ground
army / regular army / ground forces / : a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
ground crew / ground-service crew: the crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the ground
amusement park / funfair / pleasure ground: a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement
bed ground / bed-ground / bedground: an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a night
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