Vocabulary : Grotto to Groundless
Grotto : A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.Grottoes : of Grotto
Grotto-work : Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.
Ground : of Grind ;; The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it. ;; A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth. ;; Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground. ;; Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept. ;; The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope. ;; That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
Groundage : A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it occupies while in port.
