Ground

Morpheme

Ground

Type

free base

Denotation

surface, terrain, soil, dirt, foundation

Etymology

Middle English ground; Old English grund

Evidence

background, belowground, campground, centerground, fairground, fireground, foreground, ground, groundable, groundage, groundbreaker, groundbreaking, grounded, groundfire, grounding, groundless, groundline, groundling, groundmist, groundnut, groundplan, grounds, groundskeeper, groundsman, groundspeed, groundstone, groundwall, groundwater, misground, nonground, playground, schoolground, showground, underground, ungrounded

Homographs

Ground