1. the land around and belonging to a building or group of buildings
Usage: plural
2. an area of land used for a particular purpose
Usage: plural
3. reasons or justification for an action, belief, or feeling
Usage: plural

Examples

• The school grounds include a playground and sports fields.
• Visitors are not allowed on the hospital grounds after 9 PM.
• The burial grounds date back to the 18th century.
• She had good grounds for filing a complaint.
• There are no grounds for dismissing the employee.
• The coffee grounds clogged the drain.
• He threw the used coffee grounds in the compost bin.