| account |
ground or reason for carrying out some action; basis. [1/16 definitions] |
| aground |
on or onto ground, esp. under water. [2 definitions] |
| air |
all that is above the ground; sky. [1/8 definitions] |
| airburst |
an explosion of a bomb or shell before it touches the ground. |
| airlift |
the systematic transportation of people or supplies by air when ground routes are impossible or dangerous to use, esp. in a battle zone or during an emergency. [1/2 definitions] |
| airstrike |
an attack by air forces or other military aviation against a ground or naval target. |
| ant |
any of certain ground-dwelling insects that live in colonies of complex organization. |
| antiaircraft |
designed for defense, esp. by ground-based weapons, against enemy air attack. [1/2 definitions] |
| AWACS |
an aircraft fitted with a radome and carrying sophisticated radar and computer equipment, used for reconnaissance and for directing ground forces, or a warning system employing such aircraft (acronym for "Airborne Warning and Control System"). |
| baboon |
any of various large African and Arabian monkeys that live on the ground and have long doglike snouts. |
| badger |
any of several carnivorous, short-legged mammals that burrow in the ground. [1/3 definitions] |
| ball lightning |
a rare form of lightning manifested in the form of a glowing reddish ball, approximately six inches to a foot in diameter, that moves rapidly along the ground or in the air until it disintegrates. |
| balloon |
a large bag made of thin material designed to inflate and be lifted off the ground when filled with hot air or a gas that is lighter than air. [1/8 definitions] |
| bank1 |
the ground at the edge of a river or stream. [1/6 definitions] |
| beater |
a person whose job it is to flush out game for hunting by striking the bushes and ground cover. [1/4 definitions] |
| bed |
an area of ground used for planting, or the plants themselves. [1/10 definitions] |
| blitz |
a swift military attack from the air or ground. [1/4 definitions] |
| bologna |
a large smoked sausage made of several ground meats and various seasonings. |
| bone meal |
bones that have been coarsely ground, used as fertilizer and animal feed. |
| bowl over |
to strike down or throw to the ground. [1/2 definitions] |
| bran |
the husk of wheat and other cereal grains, left after the grain is ground and the flour or meal is sifted out. |