Grounds meaning

noun

1. your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

   “the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”

   Synonymsevidence

2. the enclosed land around a house or other building

   “it was a small house with almost no yard”

   Synonymsyardcurtilage

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”

   Synonymscausereason

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”