Ground
Crossword Clue and Answers

Crossword Answers

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AREA
A part of a structure having some specific characteristic or function; "the spacious cooking area provided plenty of room for servants"

LAND
Agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"

BASE
Having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality; "that liberal obedience without which your army would be a base rabble"- Edmund Burke; "taking a mean advantage"; "chok'd with ambition of the meaner sort"- Shakespeare; "something essentially vulgar and meanspirited in politics"

SOIL
Material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use); "the land had never been plowed"; "good agricultural soil"

ZERO
The sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing

TURF
Range of jurisdiction or influence; "a bureaucracy...chiefly concerned with turf...and protecting the retirement system"

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FLOOR
The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"

PITCH
The action or manner of throwing something; "his pitch fell short and his hat landed on the floor"

PRIME
A number that has no factor but itself and 1

FOUND
Come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"

BASIS
The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"

EARTH
A connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)

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PRIMER
Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

REASON
The capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"

STRAND
Line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable

MINCED

ANCHOR
A mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving

MILLED
(of grains especially rice) having the husk or outer layers removed; "polished rice"

KEEPIN
Cause to stay indoors

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CRUSHED
Subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

FOOTING
A place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing

DRYLAND
The solid part of the earth's surface; "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"

PRIMING
The act of making something ready

TERRAIN
A piece of ground having specific characteristics or military potential; "they decided to attack across the rocky terrain"

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FLATCOAT
The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

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ESTABLISH
Establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

UNDERCOAT
Thick soft fur lying beneath the longer and coarser guard hair

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PRIMERCOAT
The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

BACKGROUND
Scenery hung at back of stage

TERRAFIRMA
The solid part of the earth's surface; "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"

RUNAGROUND
Hit or reach the ground

FOUNDATION
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"

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PRIMINGCOAT
The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface

SOLIDGROUND
The solid part of the earth's surface; "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"