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subsidence
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noun
(= cave in)
the sudden collapse of something into a hollow beneath it
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noun
(= settling)
a gradual sinking to a lower level
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noun
(= remission)
an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)
his cancer is in remission
of
Preposition
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Made using.
It is a house of cards.
ground
Noun
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The ground is what you stand or sit on when you are outside.
I ran out of the house and fell on the ground.
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Ground is terrain; it is the land.
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Ground is earth or soil.
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A ground is the bottom of a body of water.
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The ground for something is the basis or foundation of it.
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The ground for something is the background or context of it.
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A ground is a soccer stadium.
ground
Verb 1
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If you ground a pilot of an airplane, you stop them from flying.
The plane had been grounded because of the blizzard.
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If you ground a circuit of electricity, you connect it with a ground.
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If you ground a child, you take away their privileges, like the phone and the television, and not allow them to go out, usually as a punishment.
ground
Adjective
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If something is ground, it is crushed into small particles.
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If something is ground, it has been prepared through grinding.