grounds

/ɡɹˈaʊndz/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
“the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”
the enclosed land around a house or other building
“it was a small house with almost no yard”
a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
a justification for something existing or happening
“he had no cause to complain”
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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