actionable |
providing legitimate grounds for legal action. |
campus |
the grounds of a school, college, or university. |
caretaker |
an employee responsible for the physical maintenance of property, such as a building or grounds. [1/2 definitions] |
censor |
an official who examines written works, films, plays, and the like in order to delete parts that are considered objectionable on political, moral, or other grounds. [1/6 definitions] |
churchyard |
the grounds surrounding a church, often used as a cemetery. |
class action |
a lawsuit brought on behalf of all persons sharing grounds for legal action, such as all consumers allegedly harmed by a particular product. |
consulate |
the buildings and grounds occupied by a consul. [1/2 definitions] |
demesne |
the grounds surrounding and attached to a country house or mansion. [1/5 definitions] |
flyway |
a specific air route taken regularly by birds on their semiannual migrations to and from their breeding grounds. |
foe |
one who opposes something on grounds of principle or strong feeling. [1/5 definitions] |
found2 |
to establish the grounds for; base (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon") [1/3 definitions] |
gamekeeper |
a person employed to breed and protect game birds and other wildlife on private grounds or on a game preserve. |
ground1 |
(always plural: grounds) tiny bits that settle at the bottom of a liquid. [1/9 definitions] |
groundskeeper |
a person responsible for the maintenance of the grounds of an estate, park, sports field, or the like. |
hopeless |
giving no grounds to be hopeful that a desired thing will happen; beyond hope. [1/3 definitions] |
justify |
to find or give reasonable grounds for (some action or decision), or to ascribe honorable motives to (some action or decision). [2/5 definitions] |
litterbug |
someone who scatters waste paper or other refuse on streets, roadsides, public grounds, or the like. |
lodge |
a small house on the grounds of a larger house or estate. [1/7 definitions] |
logic |
justifiable reason or grounds for something. [1/6 definitions] |
park |
the usu. extensive grounds surrounding a country home. [1/7 definitions] |
percolator |
a coffee pot that makes coffee by repeatedly forcing boiling water up through a hollow center tube and filtering it through a basket filled with coffee grounds. |