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• every cock will crow upon his own dunghill — Everyone is confident or at ease when on home ground. Cf. SENECA Apocolocyn tosis vii. gallum in suo sterquilinio plurimum posse, the cock is most powerful on his own dunghill; the work is a satire on Claudius’ deification at death, and Seneca is …   Proverbs new dictionary

• Ground Defense Force! Mao-chan — Mao chan redirects here. For the figure skater often referred to in the Japanese press by that nickname, see Mao Asada. Earth Defender! Mao chan 陸上防衛隊まおちゃん (Ground Defense Force! Mao chan) Genre Comedy, Magical girl …   Wikipedia

• ground — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 solid surface of the earth ADJECTIVE ▪ firm, hard, solid ▪ muddy, soft ▪ damp, wet …   Collocations dictionary

• Ground effect vehicle — A ground effect vehicle, wing in ground effect vehicle (WIG), flarecraft, sea skimmer, ekranoplan, or wing in surface effect ship (WISE) is a vehicle that attains level flight near the surface of the Earth, made possible by a cushion of high… …   Wikipedia

• ground — [[t]gra͟ʊnd[/t]] ♦ grounds, grounding, grounded 1) N SING: the N The ground is the surface of the earth. Forty or fifty women were sitting cross legged on the ground... We slid down the roof and dropped to the ground. ● PHRASE Something that is… …   English dictionary

• ground — ground1 groundable, adj. groundably, adv. groundedly, adv. groundedness, n. groundward, groundwards, adv., adj. /grownd/, n. 1. the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land: to fall to the ground. 2. earth or soil: stony ground. 3. land hav …   Universalium

• Ground rule double — In baseball, a ground rule double is any award of two bases from the time of pitch to the batter, the base runners are pushed by the previous runner. Such an award is traditionally called a ground rule double even though the award is usually not… …   Wikipedia

• ground — I UK [ɡraʊnd] / US noun Word forms ground : singular ground plural grounds *** 1) [singular/uncountable] the top part of the Earth s surface that people walk on I fell to the ground. on the ground: People were sitting on the ground in small… …   English dictionary

• Ground State (Angel) — Infobox Television episode Title = Ground State Series = Angel Caption = {Caption|} Season = 4 Episode = 02 Airdate = October 13, 2002 Production = 4ADH02 Writer = Mere Smith Director = Michael Grossman Guests = Stephanie Romanov (Lilah) Alexa… …   Wikipedia

• ground — ground1 [ graund ] noun *** ▸ 1 surface of Earth ▸ 2 area of land ▸ 3 reason for something ▸ 4 subject/idea ▸ 5 someone s set of opinions ▸ 6 level of progress ▸ 7 crushed coffee beans ▸ 8 in electrical equipment ▸ 9 where ideas develop ▸ 10… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Ground Control (video game) — Ground Control Developer(s) Massive Entertainment Publisher(s) Sierra On Line …   Wikipedia