grounds

Estate's outdoor area

Grounds are the basis or foundation for something—reasons that justify a belief, action, or legal claim: grounds for divorce, on what grounds? , reasonable grounds for suspicion.

Grounds also means an area of land surrounding or belonging to a building: the hospital grounds, palace grounds.

Coffee grounds are the sediment left after brewing.

To be grounded is to be prohibited from flying or, for teenagers, from leaving the house as punishment.

property

estate

Property and grounds

landEarth's solid surface
acreageAmount of land owned
gardensCultivated planting areas

lawn · yard · park · campus · manor · courtyard · terrace · premises · compound · parkland

coffee

beans

Edible pod seeds

brewSteeped or fermented drink
espressoConcentrated pressurized brew
dripLiquid falling slowly

filter · percolator · French press · roast · aroma · caffeine · sediment · dregs · residue · barista

justification

basis

Underlying support or principle

reasonBasis or justification
rationaleStated basis for action
argumentReasoned case or dispute

evidence · cause · warrant · foundation · explanation · defense · vindication · substantiation · validation · pretext

soil

earth

Soil or electrical grounding

dirtLoose dry earth
topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
loamFertile soil mixture

clay · humus · compost · mulch · peat · fertility · cultivation · garden · planting · landscaping

legal

divorce

Legal end of matrimony

dismissalRemoval from position
appealFormal review request
custodyProtective care or control

termination · annulment · lawsuit · complaint · eviction · asylum · prosecution · acquittal · verdict · testimony

grounds

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earth

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