grounds meaning and definition

GROUNDS noun

Definition of grounds (noun)

1. 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. the enclosed land around a house or other building
   • "it was a small house with almost no yard"
   • synonyms: curtilage, yard
3. a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
4. a justification for something existing or happening
   • "he had no cause to complain"; "they had good reason to rejoice"
   • synonyms: cause, reason
5. 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"