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1 grounds
1) (the garden or land round a large house etc: the castle grounds.) lóð(ir)2) (good reasons: Have you any grounds for calling him a liar?) ástæður3) (the powder which remains in a cup (eg of coffee) which one has drunk: coffee grounds.) korgur -
2 campus
['kæmpəs](college or university grounds: The new library was built in the centre of the campus.) (há)skólalóð -
3 extend
[ik'stend]1) (to make longer or larger: He extended his vegetable garden.) (fram)lengja, stækka2) (to reach or stretch: The school grounds extend as far as this fence.) ná, teygja sig3) (to hold out or stretch out (a limb etc): He extended his hand to her.) teygja úr, rétta fram4) (to offer: May I extend a welcome to you all?) bjóða•- extensive -
4 lodge
[lo‹] 1. noun1) (a small house, especially one at a gate to the grounds of a large house.) skáli, kofi2) (a room at a college gate etc for an attendant: the porter's lodge.) vistarverur húsvarðar2. verb1) (to live in rooms for which one pays, in someone else's house: He lodges with the Smiths.) dvelja, búa, leigja2) (to make or become fixed: The bullet was lodged in his spine.) festa(st)3) (to make (an objection, an appeal etc) formally or officially.) leggja fram mómæli/beiðni•- lodger- lodging -
5 racialism
1) (the belief that some races of men are better than others.) kynþáttahroki2) (prejudice against someone on the grounds of his race.) kynþáttafordómar -
6 sex
[seks]1) (either of the two classes (male and female) into which human beings and animals are divided according to the part they play in producing children or young: Jeans are worn by people of both sexes; What sex is the puppy?) kyn2) (the fact of belonging to either of these two groups: discrimination on the grounds of sex; ( also adjective) sex discrimination.) kynferði•- sexist- sexless
- sexual
- sexually
- sexy
- sexual abuse
- sex appeal
- sexual harassment
- sexual intercourse
См. также в других словарях:
grounds — I (cause) noun arguments, base, basis, case, circumstances, data, determinant, documentation, elements, evidence, factors, facts, foundation, fundament, justification, medium of proof, motive, occasion, principles, proof, pros and cons,… … Law dictionary
grounds — an area of enclosed land surrounding a large building. → ground grounds factors forming a basis for action or the justification for a belief. → ground grounds solid particles, especially of coffee, which form a residue. → ground … English new terms dictionary
grounds — [n1] estate, domain acreage, area, campus, country, district, environs, fields, gardens, habitat, holding, land, lot, premises, property, real estate, realm, sphere, spot, terrace, terrain, territory, tract, zone; concepts 508,516 grounds [n2]… … New thesaurus
grounds — grounds; grounds·man; … English syllables
grounds — residue at the bottom of a liquid, mid 14c., perhaps from past tense of GRIND (Cf. grind); for other senses, see GROUND (Cf. ground) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
grounds — n. basis, foundation 1) to give smb. grounds 2) ample; solid grounds 3) grounds for (grounds for divorce) 4) grounds to + inf. (we had sufficient grounds to sue; there were no grounds to deny bail) 5) on grounds (on what grounds?) sediment 6)… … Combinatory dictionary
grounds — ground, grounds Both the singular and the plural are used in the expressions on the ground (or grounds) that, and grounds is more common in the expression grounds for (complaint etc.): • Occupations that various insurance companies consider to be … Modern English usage
grounds — Home Home, a. 1. Of or pertaining to one s dwelling or country; domestic; not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts. [1913 Webster] 2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust. [1913 Webster] 3. (Games) In various games, the ultimate… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
grounds — noun a) Basis or justification for something, as in grounds for divorce. b) The collective land areas that compose a larger area, as in the castle grounds … Wiktionary
grounds — Synonyms and related words: Astroturf, acres, alluvion, alluvium, antecedents, artificial turf, ash, base, basement, basis, basis for belief, bearing wall, bed, bedding, bedrock, body of evidence, boundary condition, bowling green, call, catch,… … Moby Thesaurus
grounds — Oka (dregs); kahua (site); kumu (cause). See fishing grounds. ♦ Grounds for divorce, kumu no ka oki male … English-Hawaiian dictionary
