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| ground floor |
| 1. n. The floor of a building closest to ground level; what is also known by some American English speakers as the first floor (US) |
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| 2. n. (informal) The initial stage of a project |
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| ground |
| 1. n. The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground. |
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| 2. n. Terrain. |
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| 3. n. Soil, earth. |
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| The worm crawls through the ground. |
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| The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground. |
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| grind |
| 1. v. To reduce to smaller pieces by crushing with lateral motion. |
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| 2. v. To shape with the force of friction. |
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| grind a lens |
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| grind an axe |
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| 3. v. (metalworking) To remove material by rubbing with an abrasive surface. |
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| floor |
| 1. n. The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room. |
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| The room has a wooden floor. |
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| 2. n. Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground). |
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| 3. n. The lower inside surface of a hollow space. |
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| Many sunken ships rest on the ocean floor. |
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