Main entry: flat coat, primer, primer coat, priming, priming coat, undercoat, ground
Definition: the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
Main entry: ground
Definition: (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
Definition: a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
Main entry: ground
Definition: a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
Main entry: background, ground
Definition: the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
Usage: he posed her against a background of rolling hills
Main entry: ground
Definition: a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
Usage: they gained ground step by step; they fought to regain the lost ground
Definition: a rational motive for a belief or action
Usage: the reason that war was declared; the grounds for their declaration
Main entry: land, ground, solid ground, terra firma, dry land, earth
Definition: the solid part of the earth's surface
Usage: the plane turned away from the sea and moved back over land; the earth shook for several minutes; he dropped the logs on the ground
Main entry: ground, land, soil
Definition: material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
Usage: the land had never been plowed; good agricultural soil
Main entry: footing, ground, basis
Definition: a relation that provides the foundation for something
Usage: they were on a friendly footing; he worked on an interim basis
Definition: the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
Usage: they dug into the earth outside the church
Main entry: found, establish, ground, base
Definition: use as a basis for; found on
Usage: base a claim on some observation
Main entry: ground
Definition: instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
Main entry: ground
Definition: connect to a ground
Usage: ground the electrical connections for safety reasons
Definition: fix firmly and stably
Usage: anchor the lamppost in concrete
Main entry: undercoat, prime, ground
Definition: cover with a primer; apply a primer to
Main entry: ground
Definition: hit onto the ground
Main entry: ground
Definition: hit a groundball
Usage: he grounded to the second baseman
Main entry: ground
Definition: throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
Main entry: ground
Definition: place or put on the ground
Main entry: ground
Definition: confine or restrict to the ground
Usage: After the accident, they grounded the plane and the pilot
Main entry: run aground, ground
Definition: hit or reach the ground
Main entry: ground, run aground, strand
Definition: bring to the ground
Usage: the storm grounded the ship