GROUNDS

• (noun) the enclosed land around a house or other building

  "it was a small house with almost no yard"

  synonyms : curtilage , yard

• (noun) your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

  "the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling"

  synonyms : evidence

• (noun) a justification for something existing or happening

  "he had no cause to complain", "they had good reason to rejoice"

  synonyms : cause , reason

• (noun) a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

• (noun) 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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