Ground and Rule

Ground

Ground noun - A small area of usually open land.

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Rule and ground are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rule" instead a noun "Ground".

Rule noun - A statement spelling out the proper procedure or conduct for an activity.

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Ground and rule are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ground" instead a noun "Rule".

Nearby Words: ruling, ruler, ruled

old	old ground	old rule
similar	similar ground	similar rule
normal	normal ground	normal rule
common	common ground	common rule
Other adjectives: original, legal, actual, real, hard, little, main, new, last.

universe	ground universe	rule universe
lands	ground lands	rule lands

Holy ground in Highlander; no immortals fight on holy ground (of any religion), and even the Chaotic Evil Kurgan obeys this rule if only to protect himself.

Source: Truce Zone
The Calvin Johnson rule, which states a ball cannot be considered a catch if the receiver loses control of the ball going to the ground.

Source: That One Rule
A true ground-rule double is a double awarded by rule due to a batted ball interacting with a terrain feature unique to the place where the game is being played, e.g.

Source: Useful Notes / Baseball

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