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rocky ground
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rocky
,
ground
.
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rocky
adjective
rocoso, pedregoso
;
inestable
Synonyms of
rocky
adjective
unsteady
ground
noun
grounds
suelo, tierra
;
terreno
;
razón, motivo
;
fondo
;
campo, plaza
;
tierra (para electricidad)
Example sentences of
ground
noun
•
An apple fell to
the ground
.
•
Mechanical problems kept the plane on
the ground
.
•
They were lying on
the ground
.
•
The flight was watched by many observers on
the ground
.
•
planting seeds in the
ground
More examples
•
She drove a spike into the
ground
.
•
They built their house on bare
ground
.
•
We realized that we were on hallowed
ground
.
•
They built their house on high
ground
.
•
Each fall the birds return to their wintering
grounds
.
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Synonyms of
ground
noun
base
,
basis
,
foundation
,
groundwork
,
substructure
,
underpinning
,
background
,
earth
,
field
,
land
,
reason
,
soil
,
terrain
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