grounds

noun

1. 1

   the enclosed land around a house or other building

   it was a small house with almost no yard

2. 2

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

   the evidence that smoking causes lung cancer is very compelling

3. 3

   a justification for something existing or happening

   he had no cause to complain

   they had good reason to rejoice

4. 4

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

5. 5

   dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue

   it is a Middle Eastern custom to read your future in your coffee grounds