ground-work

  • 1ground|work — «GROWND WURK», noun. foundation; basis …

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  • 2ground·work — /ˈgraʊndˌwɚk/ noun [noncount] : something that is done at an early stage and that makes later work or progress possible often used with lay or do His discoveries laid the groundwork [=foundation] for further research. He did the …

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  • 3ground — [1] ► NOUN 1) the solid surface of the earth. 2) land of a specified kind: marshy ground. 3) an area of land or sea with a specified use: fishing grounds. 4) (grounds) an area of enclosed land surrounding a large house. 5) (grounds …

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  • 4Ground fighting — (in martial arts sometimes referred to as ground work or ground game ) is hand to hand combat which takes place while the combatants are on the ground, generally involving a degree of grappling. The term is commonly used in martial arts and… …

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  • 5work — work1 W1S1 [wə:k US wə:rk] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(do a job for money)¦ 2¦(do your job)¦ 3¦(help)¦ 4¦(do an activity)¦ 5¦(try to achieve something)¦ 6¦(machine/equipment)¦ 7¦(be effective/successful)¦ 8¦(have an effect)¦ 9¦(art/style/literature)¦ …

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  • 6ground — I. n. 1. Soil, earth, clod, turf, sod, loam, mould, surface of land. 2. Region, territory, country, land, domain. 3. Estate, acres, field, real property, landed estate. 4. Foundation, support, base, basis, ground work. 5. Motive, consideration,… …

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  • 7Ground Instructor — is a certificate issued in the United States by the Federal Aviation Administration; the rules for certification, and for certificate holders, are detailed in Subpart I of Part 61 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, which are part of Title 14 of …

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  • 8Ground sloth — Ground sloths Temporal range: Oligocene Holocene Harlan s Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani), a mylodontid Scientific classification …

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  • 9Ground glass joint — Ground glass joints are used in laboratories to quickly and easily fit leak tight apparatus together from commonly available parts. For example, a round bottom flask, Liebig condenser, and oil bubbler with ground glass joints may be rapidly… …

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  • 10ground — ground1 [ground] n. [ME grund < OE, ground, bottom, akin to Ger grund, ON grunnr: for IE base see GRIND] 1. a) Obs. the lowest part, base, or bottom of anything b) the bottom of a body of water 2. the surface of the earth, specif. the solid… …

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