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Ground BeetlenounMWEpredacious shining black or metallic terrestrial beetle that destroys many injurious insectsverified
Ground CherrynounMWEany of numerous cosmopolitan annual or perennial herbs of the genus Physalis bearing edible fleshy berries enclosed in a bladderlike huskverified
Ground ClothnounMWEa waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moistureverified
Ground ControlnounMWEa communication system for sending continuous radio messages to an airplane pilot who is making a ground-controlled approach to landingverified
Ground EffectnounMWEapparent increase in aerodynamic lift experienced by an aircraft flying close to the groundverified
Ground FloornounMWEthe floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the buildingverified
Ground ForcesnounMWEa permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or stateverified
Ground GlassnounMWEglass that diffuses light due to a rough surface produced by abrasion or etchingverified
Ground IvynounMWEtrailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging basketsverified
Ground LevelnounMWEthe floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the buildingverified
Ground LoopnounMWEa sharp uncontrollable turn made by an airplane while moving along the groundverified
Ground NoisenounMWEextraneous noise contaminating sound measurements that cannot be separated from the desired signalverified
Ground PinknounMWElow wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowersverified
Ground RollernounMWEMadagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and wormsverified
Ground RosenounMWElow-growing bristly shrub of southern Oregon and California with creeping rootstocks and usually corymbose flowersverified
Ground RulenounMWE(baseball) a special rule (as in baseball) dealing with situations that arise due to the nature of the playing groundsverified
Ground SlothnounMWEgigantic extinct terrestrial sloth-like mammal of the Pliocene and Pleistocene in Americaverified
Ground SnakenounMWEsmall shy brightly-ringed terrestrial snake of arid or semiarid areas of western North Americaverified
Ground SquirrelnounMWEsmall striped semiterrestrial eastern American squirrel with cheek pouchesverified
Ground SwellnounMWEan obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expressionverified
Ground TruthnounMWEinformation provided by direct observation as opposed to information provided by inferenceMetric
Ground-Controlled ApproachnounMWEaircraft landing in bad weather in which the pilot is talked down by ground control using precision approach radarverified
Ground-Effect MachinenounMWEa craft capable of moving over water or land on a cushion of air created by jet enginesverified
Ground-Service CrewnounMWEthe crew of technicians and mechanics who service aircraft on the groundverified
Groundberrynouncreeping shrub of eastern North America having white bell-shaped flowers followed by spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that yield wintergreen oilverified
Groundbreaking CeremonynounMWEthe ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a construction projectverified
Groundcovernounlow-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep slope where turf is difficult to growverified
Groundfishnounfish that live on the sea bottom (particularly the commercially important gadoid fish like cod and haddock, or flatfish like flounder)verified
Groundmassnoun(geology) the matrix of fine-grained crystalline material in which larger crystals are embeddedverified
Groundsel BushnounMWEa shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indiesverified
Groundsel TreenounMWEa shrub of salt marshes of eastern and south central North America and West Indiesverified
Groundsheetnouna waterproofed piece of cloth spread on the ground (as under a tent) to protect from moistureverified
Groundwater LevelnounMWEunderground surface below which the ground is wholly saturated with waterverified
Groundworknounthe fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explainedverified
Group AuthenticatornounMWEUsed, sometimes in addition to a sign-on authenticator, to allow access to specific data or functions that may be shared by all members of a particular group.CredentialRestricted
Group CaptainnounMWEa commissioned officer (especially one in the Royal Air Force) equivalent in rank to a colonel in the armyverified
Group DynamicsnounMWEthe branch of social psychology that studies the psychodynamics of interaction in social groupsverified
Group FairnessnounMWEThe goal of groups defined by protected attributes receiving similar treatments or outcomes.Requirement
Group InsurancenounMWEinsurance that is purchased by a group (such as the employees of a company) usually at a reduced rate to individual members of the groupverified
Group PracticenounMWE(medicine) the practice of medicine by a group of physicians who share their premises and other resourcesverified
Group PsychotherapynounMWEpsychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapistverified
Group PteridospermaenounMWEused in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicalesverified
Group PteridospermaphytanounMWEused in some classification systems: a group of extinct fossil gymnosperms coextensive with the order Cycadofilicalesverified
Group TherapynounMWEpsychotherapy in which a small group of individuals meet with a therapistverified
Groupienounan enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around)verified