Noun | 1. | grounds - your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief; "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling" Synonyms: evidence |
2. | grounds - the enclosed land around a house or other building; "it was a small house with almost no yard" | |
3. | grounds - a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.) | |
4. | grounds - a justification for something existing or happening; "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice" | |
5. | grounds - sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid |