Grounds and Target

Grounds

Grounds noun - Your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief.
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Synonyms for Grounds

Target and grounds are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Target" instead a noun "Grounds".

Target

Target noun - A person or thing that is the object of abuse, criticism, or ridicule.

Grounds and target are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Grounds" instead a noun "Target".

Nearby Words: targeted, targe, targeting

Both words in one sentence

  • Japanese Tourist The movie version gets a Caucasian Race Lift and is much more the Hawaiian-Shirted Tourist, likely on the grounds that it was a more acceptable target.
  • Does This Make Me Look Fat? When Joe suggested they stopped at the next town to buy new clothes before tracking their next target, Averell agreed on the grounds the dress he (Averell) was wearing made him look fat.
  • Pinned to the Wall Father Brown: In "The Lair of the Libertines", the killer prevents Father Brown from leaving the hotel grounds by using a crossbow bolt to pin his cassock to a target.
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