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- ground pea/ˌɡraʊnd ˈpiː/An alternative name for the peanut (Arachis hypogaea), specifically referring to the plant or the pod that grows and ripens underground.nounVery low
- ground pine/ˌɡraʊnd ˈpaɪn/A low-growing, creeping plant that resembles a miniature pine tree.nounC2
- ground pink/ɡraʊnd pɪŋk/A low-growing perennial wildflower, Dianthus plumarius, known for its mat-forming growth habit and small pink flowers.nounLow (Specialist)
- ground plan/ˈɡraʊnd plæn/A detailed architectural or technical drawing of a building's layout as seen from above, showing the arrangement of rooms and spaces on one level.nounC1-C2 / Low Frequency
- ground plane/ˈɡraʊnd ˌpleɪn/The physical, flat surface of the earth; the horizontal reference plane in technical contexts.nounLow
- ground plate/ˈɡraʊnd ˌpleɪt/A thick metal plate used as a foundation or base, often for distributing pressure or providing a secure connection point.nounLow (C2/Technical)
- ground plum/ɡraʊnd plʌm/A type of low-growing North American leguminous plant (genus Astragalus) with plum-like fruit.nounLow (Highly specific botanical/regional term)
- ground provisions/ɡraʊnd prəˈvɪʒ.ənz/A collective term, primarily in Caribbean English, for root vegetables and starchy tubers used as staple foods, such as yam, sweet potato, cassava, dasheen, and eddoes.plural-nounLow
- ground rent/ɡraʊnd rɛnt/A regular payment made by the owner of a building to the owner of the land on which it is built, typically under a long-term lease.nounC1
- ground robin/ɡraʊnd ˈrɒb.ɪn/A colloquial/common name for certain North American birds of the thrush family, particularly the Eastern Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus), known for foraging on the ground.nounLow
- ground rod/ˈɡraʊnd ˌrɒd/A metal rod driven into the earth to provide a ground connection for electrical systems.nounLow
- ground row/ˈɡraʊnd ˌrəʊ/In theater, film, and television production: a long, low, freestanding flat, typically placed at the front of a stage or set to mask the base of a backdrop or scenery, to conceal lighting equipment, or to create a visual element like a distant horizon.nounC1
- ground rule/ˈɡraʊnd ˌruːl/A basic principle, procedure, or guideline established for a particular activity, discussion, or organization.nounB2
- ground rule double/ɡraʊnd ruːl ˈdʌb(ə)l/In baseball, a batted ball that is declared an automatic double (two bases) due to specific stadium rules, typically because it bounces in fair territory and then goes out of play.nounLow
- ground run/ɡraʊnd rʌn/A test or trial of an aircraft's engines and systems while the aircraft remains stationary on the ground.nounLow
- ground shark/ɡraʊnd ʃɑːk/A member of the family Carcharhinidae, comprising requiem sharks, which are typically found near the sea floor or in coastal waters.nounC2 / Very Rare
- ground sloth/ɡraʊnd slɒθ/A large, extinct, slow-moving mammal that lived on the ground in the Americas, related to modern tree sloths.nounC1/C2
- ground sluice/ɡraʊnd sluːs/A channel, ditch, or artificial watercourse used in mining (especially placer mining) to carry water and separate gold or other minerals from gravel and earth.nounVery low (technical/historical term)
- ground squirrel/ɡraʊnd ˈskwɪr(ə)l/A small, burrowing rodent of the squirrel family that lives primarily on the ground, not in trees.nounC2
- ground state/ˈɡraʊnd ˌsteɪt/The lowest possible energy level of an atom, molecule, or other quantum mechanical system, in which all electrons occupy the lowest available orbitals.nounC2
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