Grounds

What does GROUNDS mean?

1. noun

   your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

   “the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling”

2. noun

   the enclosed land around a house or other building

   “it was a small house with almost no yard”

3. noun

   a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)

4. noun

   a justification for something existing or happening

   “he had no cause to complain”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.