aboveground
above ground
grade
underground
belowground
ground level
externally
height
on the flat
outwardly
aerial
above
raised
midair
superspatial
slope
contralateral
superjacent
overside
bottom on
superficial
on top
downward
hyperterrestrial
earth
over
mainfall
setting
floor
superterrene
outcrop
evendown
pseudoaerial
clod
relief
grading
superfices
external
subterraneous
ground
subterranean
leveling
sideline
basset
inclined
expanse
situation
orientation
overface
surficial
ground floor
underneath
site
superterraneous
first floor
overground
superoinferior
backward
low
superior
on
street level
epicentre
epicenter
lowest
internal
outer
upper limit
uppermost
swill
run aground
mound
plumb
low-level
ascending
lowered
underwise
subsurface
groundward
surfaceward
vertical surface
superficies
oversite
geographic point
ground-floor
point of view
exterior
geographical point
epigene
plane
outside
aboveground
underground
belowground
aerial
raised
superspatial
contralateral
superjacent
superficial
downward
hyperterrestrial
superterrene
evendown
pseudoaerial
external
subterraneous
subterranean
inclined
surficial
superterraneous
overground
superoinferior
superior
internal
outer
uppermost
low-level
ascending
lowered
subsurface
surfaceward
oversite
ground-floor
epigene
outside
externally
outwardly
on top
over
underneath
backward
low
lowest
underwise
groundward
above
grade
ground level
height
midair
slope
overside
earth
mainfall
setting
floor
clod
relief
grading
superfices
leveling
sideline
expanse
situation
orientation
overface
ground floor
site
first floor
street level
epicentre
epicenter
upper limit
mound
vertical surface
superficies
geographic point
point of view
exterior
geographical point
plane
outside
bottom on
outcrop
ground
basset
swill
run aground
plumb
noun
- The level of the ground.
- A slope (up or down) of a roadway or other passage
- Performance on a test or other evaluation(s), expressed by a number, letter, or other symbol; a score.
- An area that has been flattened by a grader (construction machine).
- In a linear system of divisors on an n-dimensional variety, the number of free intersection points of n generic divisors.
- A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.
- A rating.
- A taxon united by a level of morphological or physiological complexity that is not a clade.
- A degree or level of something; a position within a scale; a degree of quality.
- A level of primary and secondary education.
- A gradian.
- An eyeglass prescription.
- The degree of malignity of a tumor expressed on a scale.
- Degree (any of the three stages (positive, comparative, superlative) in the comparison of an adjective or an adverb).
- A student of a particular grade (used with the grade level).
verb
- To describe, modify or inflect so as to classify as to degree.
- To pass imperceptibly from one grade into another.
- To pass from one school grade into the next.
- To assign scores to the components of an academic test, or to overall academic performance.
- To flatten, level, or smooth a large surface, especially with a grader.
- To remove or trim part of a seam allowance from a finished seam so as to reduce bulk and make the finished piece more even when turned right side out.
- To apply classifying labels to data (typically by a manual rather than automatic process).
- To organize in grades.
noun
- The distance of something above the ground or some other chosen level.
- The vertical distance from the ground to the highest part of a standing person or animal (withers in the case of a horse).
- The highest point or maximum degree.
- A quality of vowels, indicating the vertical position of the tongue relative to the roof of the mouth; in practice, the first formant, associated with the height of the tongue.
- A mountain, especially a very high one.
- The amplitude of a sine function
- The distance from the base of something to the top.
- A high point.
- An area of land at the top of a cliff.
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adj
- Above the ground
- Living or taking place in the air.
- Pertaining to the air or atmosphere; atmospheric.
- Made up of air or gas; gaseous.
- Positioned high up; elevated.
- Ethereal, insubstantial; imaginary.
- Pertaining to a vehicle which travels through the air; airborne; relating to or conducted by means of aircraft.
noun
prep
- In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface.
- Higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; higher in measure, degree, volume, or pitch, etc. than; out of reach; not exposed to; not likely to be affected by; incapable of negative actions or thoughts.
- Higher in rank, status, or position.
- Farther north than.
- In preference to.
- Upstage of.
- Rising; appearing out of reach height-wise.
- Physically over; on top of; worn on top of, said of clothing.
- Surpassing in number or quantity; more than.
- Beyond; on the other side.
- Too proud to stoop to; averse to; disinclined towards;
- In addition to; besides.
adv
- Directly overhead; vertically on top of.
- Higher in rank, power, or position.
- On the upper half or the dorsal surface of an animal.
- Above zero; above freezing.
- More in number.
- Into or from heaven; in the sky.
- Higher in the same page; earlier in the order as far as writing products go.
- In a higher place; upstairs; farther upstream.
noun
- Something, especially a person's name in legal documents, that appears higher on the same page or on a preceding page.
- Heaven.
- Higher authority.
adj
noun
- An area of ground that tends evenly upward or downward.
- The degree to which a surface tends upward or downward.
- The slope of the line tangent to a curve at a given point.
- A person of Chinese or other East Asian descent.
- The angle a roof surface makes with the horizontal, expressed as a ratio of the units of vertical rise to the units of horizontal length (sometimes referred to as run).
- The ratio of the vertical and horizontal distances between two points on a line; zero if the line is horizontal, undefined if it is vertical.
verb
verb
noun
- The ground, land (as opposed to the sky or sea).
- The people on the globe.
- The lair or den (as a hole in the ground) of an animal such as a fox.
- A region of the planet; a land or country.
- Any planet similar to the Earth (our earth): an exoplanet viewed as another earth, or a potential one.
- A connection electrically to the earth ((US) ground); on equipment: a terminal connected in that manner.
- Soil.
- The world of our current life (as opposed to heaven or an afterlife).
- The aforementioned soil- or rock-based material, considered one of the four or five classical elements.
- Worldly things, as against spiritual ones.
- Any general rock-based material.
verb
noun
- the physical position of something
- the context and environment in which something is set
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists
- arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enacted
- the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation or event
- a table service for one person
- a mounting consisting of a piece of metal (as in a ring or other jewelry) that holds a gem in place
noun
- Ground (surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground).
- The trading floor of a stock exchange, pit; the area in which business is conducted at a convention or exhibition.
- A floor-like carpeted surface for performing gymnastic movements.
- The area of an establishment where food and drink are served to customers.
- The lower inside surface of a hollow space.
- The area of a casino where gambling occurs.
- A lower limit on the interest rate payable on an otherwise variable-rate loan, used by lenders to defend against falls in interest rates. Opposite of a cap.
- In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
- The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
- The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
- A horizontal, flat ore body; the rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
- The bottom of a pit, pothole or mine.
- An event performed on a floor-like carpeted surface; floor exercise
- A dance floor.
- A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/stories.
- The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
- A storey/story of a building.
- That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
- Hence, the right to speak at a given time during a debate or other public event.
verb
noun
- The difference of elevations on a surface.
- The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
- Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
- A type of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
- A certain fine or composition paid by the heir of a tenant upon the death of the ancestor.
- A lowering of a tax through special provisions; tax relief.
- The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
- Aid or assistance offered in time of need.
- The removal of stress or discomfort.
- The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
- Court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress.
- The person who takes over a shift for another.
adj
verb
- place or put on the ground
- hit or reach the ground
- fix firmly and stably
- confine or restrict to the ground
- instruct someone in the fundamentals of a subject
- bring to the ground
- throw to the ground in order to stop play and avoid being tackled behind the line of scrimmage
- (baseball) a hit that travels along the playing field.
- cover with a primer; apply a primer to
- connect to a ground
- use as a basis for; found on
noun
- the solid part of the earth's surface
- a rational motive for a belief or action
- the loose soft material that makes up a large part of the land surface
- a relation that provides the foundation for something
- a position to be won or defended in battle (or as if in battle)
- the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground
- material in the top layer of the surface of the earth in which plants can grow (especially with reference to its quality or use)
- a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
- a connection between an electrical device and a large conducting body, such as the earth (which is taken to be at zero voltage)
- (art) the surface (as a wall or canvas) prepared to take the paint for a painting
- the first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface
noun
- The outside or perimeter of any activity.
- A line for hobbling an animal by connecting the fore and the hind feet of the same side.
- Something that is additional or extra or that exists around the edges or margins of a main item.
- Usually in the plural: the area outside the playing field beyond each sideline.
- A line at the side of something.
- A line defining the side boundary of a playing field. Used in Canadian football, field lacrosse and basketball.
- A secondary road, especially a byroad at right angles to a main road.
verb
noun
- The relative physical position or direction of something.
- The construction of a Christian church to have its aisle in an east-west direction with the altar at the east end.
- The determination of the relative position of something or someone.
- Events to orient new students at a school; events to help new students become familiar with a school.
- The choice of which ordered bases are "positively" oriented and which are "negatively" oriented on a real vector space.
- The ability to orient, or the process of so doing.
- An adjustment to a new environment.
- The direction of print across the page; landscape or portrait.
- The designation of a parametrised curve as "positively" or "negatively" oriented (or "nonorientable"); the analogous description of a surface or hypersurface.
- An introduction to a (new) environment.
- An inclination, tendency or direction.
noun
- physical position in relation to the surroundings
- the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
- a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web; a computer connected to the internet that maintains a series of web pages on the World Wide Web
verb
adv
- At, near or towards the rear of something.
- In a direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- In a direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing or normally pointing.
- Oppositely to the desired direction of progress, or from a better to a worse state.
- In a reversed orientation; back to front.
- Toward or into the past;
- By way of reflection; reflexively.
- In a reversed order or sequence.
noun
adj
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to the usual direction of movement.
- Of a pawn, further behind than pawns of the same colour on adjacent files and unable to be moved forward safely.
- Further behind the batsman's popping crease than something else.
- Late or behindhand.
- Situated toward or at the rear of something.
- Lacking progressive or enlightened thought; outdated.
- On that part of the field behind the batsman's popping crease.
- Slow to apprehend; having difficulties in learning.
- Reluctant or unable to advance or act.
- Acting or moving in the direction opposite to that in which someone or something is facing.
- Acting or moving oppositely to the desired direction of progress.
- Reversed in order or sequence.
- Of a culture, country, practice etc., undeveloped or unsophisticated.
adv
verb
adj
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
- being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
- used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
noun
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
- a low level or position or degree
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
adj
adj
- Located above or out; higher in position.
- Greater in size or power.
- Courageously or serenely indifferent (as to something painful or disheartening).
- Higher in rank, status, or quality.
- (of a calyx) Above the ovary; said of parts of the flower which, although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and so appear to originate from its upper part.
- Located above or higher, a direction that in humans corresponds to cephalad.
- Of high standard or quality.
- Affecting or assuming an air of superiority.
- (of an ovary) Above and free from the other floral organs.
- Printed in superscript.
- (of the radicle) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit.
- Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is toward the main stem.
- More comprehensive.
- (of a planet) Closer to the Earth than to the Sun.
- Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be subdued or affected by.
- Greater or better than average.
noun
- The senior person in a monastic community.
- One who has made an original grant of heritable property to a tenant or vassal, on condition of a certain annual payment (feu duty) or of the performance of certain services.
- A superior letter, figure, or symbol.
- The head of certain religious institutions and colleges.
prep
- Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
- To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
- So as to impact; against.
- Some time during the day of.
- Indicating a means of subsistence.
- Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
- Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
- In the possession of.
- Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.
- Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
- Expressing figurative placement or attachment.
- Supported by (the specified part of itself).
- Having identical domain and codomain.
- At or in (a certain region or location).
- Upon; at the time of (and often because of).
- Under the influence of (a drug).
- Generated by.
- Regularly taking (a drug).
- Against; in opposition to.
- Indicating dependence or reliance.
- Covering.
- Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
- Paid for by.
- Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
- At the date of.
- Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
- In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
- Indicating a means or medium.
- By virtue of; with the pledge of.
- Because of, or due to.
- Near; adjacent to; alongside.
- Having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.
- Without.
- Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
- So as to impart force to.
- Serving as a member of.
- At a given time after the start of something; at.
verb
adv
- Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
- Along, forwards (continuing an action).
- To an operating state.
- In continuation, at length.
- So as to cover or be fitted.
adj
- Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.
- Acting in character.
- Fitted; covering; being worn.
- Acceptable, appropriate.
- Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
- In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
- Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
- Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.
- Menstruating.
- Performing according to schedule; taking place.
noun
noun
noun
- An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense
- The mons veneris.
- Elevated area of dirt upon which the pitcher stands to pitch.
- A natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.
- A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross.
verb
verb
- To position vertically above or below.
- To attach to a water supply and drain.
- To use a plumb bob as a measuring or aligning tool.
- To think about or explore in depth, to get to the bottom of, especially to plumb the depths of.
- To accurately align vertically or horizontally.
- To work as a plumber.
- To determine the depth, generally of a liquid; to sound.
- To fall or sink like a plummet.
adj
- Describing an LBW where the batsman is hit on the pads directly in front of their wicket and should be given out.
- Truly vertical, as indicated by a plumb line.
adv
noun
noun
- A level or flat surface.
- A roughly flat, thin, often moveable structure used to create lateral force by the flow of air or water over its surface, found on aircraft, submarines, etc. (Compare wing, airfoil, hydrofoil.)
- A deciduous tree of the genus Platanus.
- A level of existence or development.
- An imaginary plane which divides the body into two portions.
- A sycamore.
- Any of 17 designated ranges of 2¹⁶ (65,536) sequential code points each.
- An airplane; an aeroplane.
- The butterfly Bindahara phocides, family Lycaenidae, of Asia and Australasia.
- A tool for smoothing wood by removing thin layers from the surface.
- Any of various nymphalid butterflies, of various genera, having a slow gliding flight.
- A flat surface extending infinitely in all directions (e.g. horizontal or vertical plane).
adj
verb
noun
adj
- relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
- located, suited for, or taking place in the open air
adj
- on or toward an outer edge
- coming from the outside
- originating or belonging beyond some bounds
- functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit
- leading to or from the outside
- from or between other countries
- unlikely to occur
- (of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter
adv
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