grond

Definitions of grond
  1. noun
    a rational motive for a belief or action
    synonyms: afweging, beweeggrond, beweegreden, considerans, drijfveer, motief, overweging, ratio
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    des, dies
    the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase `the whys and wherefores'
  2. noun
    lowest support of a structure
    synonyms: basement, basis, fondament, fondement, fondering, fundament, fundering, grondslag, grondvest, grondvesting, ondergrond, onderlaag, spoordam, substraat
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    baanbed, wegverharding
    a bed supporting a road
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    ruggensteun, ruggesteun, rugsteun, steun, stut
    supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation
  3. noun
    the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
    synonyms: askern, essentialia, essentie, hart, hoofdpunt, hoofdzaak, hypostase, kern, kernpunt, kwintessens, substantie, wezen, zwaartepunt
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    hypostase
    (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
  4. noun
    the solid part of the earth's surface
    synonyms: aardbodem, aarde, bodem, land, vasteland
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    Kaap-Verdische Eilanden
    a group of islands in the Atlantic off of the coast of Senegal
    West-Indië
    the string of islands between North America and South America; a popular resort area
    Groot-Brittannië
    an island comprising England and Scotland and Wales
    Afrika
    the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
    Antarctica
    an extremely cold continent at the south pole almost entirely below the Antarctic Circle; covered by an ice cap up to 13,000 feet deep
    Europa
    the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
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    archipel, eilandengroep, eilandenrijk
    a group of many islands in a large body of water
    kaap, voorgebergte
    a strip of land projecting into a body of water
    kustvlakte
    a plain adjacent to a coast
    uiterwaard, voorland, waard
    land forming the forward margin of something
    bebossing, bosgrond, timmerhout, werkhout, woud, zaaghout
    land that is covered with trees and shrubs
    bomenpartij, boomgroep, eiland, riviereiland
    a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
    istmus, landengte
    a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas
    vasteland
    the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula
    schiereiland
    a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
    vlak, vlakte
    extensive tract of level open land
    continent, werelddeel
    one of the large landmasses of the earth
    groenhout
    woodlands in full leaf
    hei, heide, heidegrond, heideveld, hoogveen
    open land usually with peaty soil covered with heather and bracken and moss
    grassteppe, poesta, steppe
    extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
    subcontinent
    a large and distinctive landmass (as India or Greenland) that is a distinct part of some continent
    kustland, kuststaat
    low-lying coastal land drained by tidal streams
    mossteppe, toendra
    a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen
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    ding, voorwerp
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  5. noun
    the ground on which people and animals move about
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    aardbodem, aarde, bodem, land, vasteland
    the solid part of the earth's surface
  6. noun
    the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
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    aardoppervlak, aardoppervlakte
    the outermost level of the land or sea
  7. noun
    material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
    synonyms: aarde, grondsoort, land
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    bodem
    low-lying alluvial land near a river
    cultuurgrond
    arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops
    permafrost
    ground that is permanently frozen
    graszode, plag, turf, zode
    surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
    laagveen, moer, moerasveen, moergrond, plaggegrond, slat, turfveen, veen, veengrond
    wet spongy ground of decomposing vegetation; has poorer drainage than a swamp; soil is unfit for cultivation but can be cut and dried and used for fuel
    braakland
    cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons
    donk, laagveen, moeras, moerasgebied, slijkland, zomp
    low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
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    ding, voorwerp
    a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
  8. noun
    the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
    synonyms: aarde
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    grondsoort, smeerlapperij
    the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
    leemmergel, mergel, tufkrijt
    a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
    klei, kleigrond, leem, leemgrond
    a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
    oer, oergrond
    crust or layer of hard subsoil encrusted with calcium-carbonate occurring in arid or semiarid regions
    bladaarde, bladgrond, humus, humusgrond, molm, molmgrond, plantaarde, teelaarde, tuinaarde, tuingrond
    partially decomposed organic matter; the organic component of soil
    almagra
    a red soil containing ferric oxide; often used as a pigment
    zavel
    a rich soil consisting of a mixture of sand and clay and decaying organic materials
    löss, lössgrond
    a fine-grained unstratified accumulation of clay and silt deposited by the wind
    mulgrond
    loose soil rich in organic matter
    bagger, blubber, leem, leemgrond, modder, prut, slib, slijk, slik, slobber
    water soaked soil; soft wet earth
    zand, zandgrond, zandkorrel, zandvlakte
    a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
    kasregister, kassa
    unstratified soil deposited by a glacier; consists of sand and clay and gravel and boulders mixed together
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    materiaal
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
  9. noun
    a relation that provides the foundation for something
    synonyms: basis, fundament, grondslag, grondstof, hoeksteen, hoofdbestanddeel, initia, ondergrond, pijler, substantie
  10. noun
    the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained
    synonyms: basis, fundament, grondslag, grondstof, hoeksteen, hoofdbestanddeel, initia, onderbouw, ondergrond, pijler, substantie
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    a-priori, apriori, apriorisme, assumptie, basisbegrip, grondbegrip, hypothese, postulaat, premisse, presumptie, presuppositie, suppositie, vooronderstelling
    a hypothesis that is taken for granted
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