Hyphenation of grounds
How to hyphenate grounds
Because it is a word with a single syllable, grounds is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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- Syllables Count
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- Characters Count
- 7
- Alpha-numeric Characters Count
- 7
- Hyphens Count
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Definitions of grounds
- noun The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.
Example: Look, I found a ten dollar bill on the ground!
- noun Terrain.
- noun Soil, earth.
Example: The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground.
- noun The bottom of a body of water.
- noun Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.
- noun (chiefly in the plural) Reason, (epistemic) justification, cause.
Example: He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds.
- noun Background, context, framework, surroundings.
- noun The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".
- noun (by extension) Advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.
- noun The plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.
Example: crimson flowers on a white ground
- noun In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
- noun In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.
Example: Brussels ground
- noun In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
- noun (chiefly in the plural) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.
Example: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them.
- noun A soccer stadium.
Example: Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford.
- noun An electrical conductor connected to the earth, or a large conductor whose electrical potential is taken as zero (such as a steel chassis).
- noun The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).
- noun A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
- noun The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
- noun The pit of a theatre.
- verb To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.
Synonyms: earth
- verb To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.
Synonyms: gate
Example: Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!
- verb To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.
Example: Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded.
- verb To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.
Example: Jim was grounded in maths.
- verb To hit a ground ball. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).
- verb To place something on the ground.
- verb To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.
Example: The ship grounded on the bar.
- verb To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
- verb To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
- verb To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.
Example: I ground myself with meditation.
Words nearby grounds
- groundlings
- groundly
- groundman
- groundmass
- groundneedle
- groundnut
- groundout
- groundplot
- (grounds)
- groundsel
- groundsheet
- groundsill
- groundskeep
- groundskeeper
- groundskeeping
- groundsman
- groundspeed
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What is hyphenation
Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.
Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.