'Grounding' definitions:
Definition of 'grounding'
(from WordNet)
noun
Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" [syn: foundation, grounding]
noun
Fastening electrical equipment to earth [syn: grounding, earthing]
Definition of 'Grounding'
From: GCIDE
- Grounding \Ground"ing\, n.
- 1. The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or foundation. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: [Nominalized form of ground[3], v. t.] Elementary instruction; instruction in the basic concepts of a topic or skill. [PJC]
- 3. The act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'grounding'
From: GCIDE
- ground \ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. grounded; p. pr. & vb. n. grounding.]
- 1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly. [1913 Webster]
- Being rooted and grounded in love. --Eph. iii. 17. [1913 Webster]
- So far from warranting any inference to the existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground even an argument to his negation. --Sir W. Hamilton [1913 Webster]
- 3. To instruct in elements or first principles. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit. [1913 Webster]
- 5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament. [1913 Webster]
- 6. To forbid (a pilot) to fly an airplane; -- usually as a disciplinary measure, or for reasons of ill health sufficient to interfere with performance. [PJC]
- 7. To forbid (aircraft) to fly; -- usually due to the unsafe condition of the aircraft or lack of conformity to safety regulations; as, the discovery of a crack in the wing of a Trijet caused the whole fleeet to be grounded for inspection. [PJC]
- 8. To temporarily restrict the activities of (a child), especially social activity outside the house; -- usually for bad or unsatisfactory conduct; as, Johnny was grounded for fighting at school and can't go to the movies for two weeks. [PJC]
Words containing 'Grounding'
- Ground,
- Groundedly,
- Groundly,
- Under ground,
- ground out,
- grounded,
- grounded on,
- grounds,
- or Ground,
- Ball Ground,
- Barren Grounds,
- Battle Ground,
- Battle Ground, IN,
- Broken ground,
- Brussels ground,
- Burial ground,
- Burying ground,
- Contour of ground,
- Dead ground,
- Ground angling,
- Ground annual,
- Ground ash,
- Ground bailiff,
- Ground bait,
- Ground base,
- Ground bass,
- Ground beetle,
- Ground chamber,
- Ground cherry,
- Ground cuckoo,
- Ground cypress,
- Ground dove,
- Ground fish,
- Ground floor,
- Ground form,
- Ground furze,
- Ground game,
- Ground glass,
- Ground hele,
- Ground hemlock,
- Ground hog,
- Ground hold,
- Ground ice,
- Ground ivy,
- Ground joint,
- Ground joist,
- Ground lark,
- Ground laurel,
- Ground line,
- Ground liverwort,
- Ground mail,
- Ground mass,
- Ground of the heavens,
- Ground parrakeet,
- Ground pearl,
- Ground pig,
- Ground pigeon,
- Ground pine,
- Ground plan,
- Ground plane,
- Ground plate,
- Ground plot,
- Ground plum,
- Ground rat,
- Ground rattlesnake,
- Ground rent,
- Ground robin,
- Ground roller,
- Ground room,
- Ground sea,
- Ground sill,
- Ground snake,
- Ground squirrel,
- Ground story,
- Ground substance,
- Ground swell,
- Ground table,
- Ground tackle,
- Ground thrush,
- Ground tier,
- Ground timbers,
- Ground tit,
- Ground warbler,
- Ground wheel,
- Ground wren,
- Hunting ground,
- On even ground,
- Stamping Ground,
- Teeing ground,
- Tenter ground,
- To bite the ground,
- To break ground,
- To come to the ground,
- To cover ground,
- To fall to the ground,
- To gain ground,
- To gather ground,
- To get ground,
- To give ground,
- To go to ground,
- To lose ground,
- To run into the ground,
- To take the ground,
- Vantage ground,
- anchorage ground,
- bed ground,
- break ground,
- breeding ground,
- camping ground,
- coffee grounds,
- common ground,
- crushed ground,
- gain ground,
- get off the ground,
- gill over the ground,
- give ground,
- ground almond,
- ground attack,
- ground ball,
- ground beef,
- ground beetles,
- ground cable,
- ground cedar,
- ground cloth,
- ground cock,
- ground control,
- ground cover,
- ground crew,
- ground effect,
- ground fir,
- ground fire,
- ground forces,
- ground level,
- ground loop,
- ground noise,
- ground pink,
- ground rattler,
- ground rose,
- ground rule,
- ground shark,
- ground sloth,
- ground state,
- ground stroke,
- ground thrushes,
- ground water,
- ground wave,
- ground zero,
- high ground,
- home ground,
- lose ground,
- middle ground,
- parade ground,
- parched ground,
- picnic ground,
- piece of ground,
- pleasure ground,
- plot of ground,
- proving ground,
- solid ground,
- stomping ground,
- testing ground,
- Aberdeen Proving Ground,
- Ball Ground, GA,
- Barren Ground bear,
- Barren Ground caribou,
- Battle Ground, WA,
- Brussels wire ground,
- Happy hunting grounds,
- Middle-ground,
- Stamping Ground, KY,
- The Dark and Bloody Ground,
- To stand one's ground,
- To take ground to the left,
- To take ground to the right,
- Winter-ground,
- air-to-ground,
- arctic ground squirrel,
- bed-ground,
- dark ground illumination,
- downy ground cherry,
- eastern ground snake,
- gill-over-the-ground,
- ground-berry,
- ground-floor,
- ground-hugging,
- ground-shaker,
- mantled ground squirrel,
- purple ground cherry,
- richardson ground squirrel,
- well-grounded,
- Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD,
- air-to-ground missile,
- ground-controlled approach,
- ground-effect machine,
- ground-emplaced mine,
- ground-service crew