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Grounds vs Rounds - What's the difference?

grounds | rounds |

In plural only|lang=en terms the difference between grounds and rounds

is that grounds is (plural only) the sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered (as in coffee grounds) while rounds is (plural only) a route taken by someone in authority.

As nouns the difference between grounds and rounds

is that grounds is (legal) basis or justification for something, as in "grounds for divorce" or grounds can be (plural only) the sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered (as in coffee grounds) while rounds is .

As a verb rounds is

(round).

grounds

English

Etymology 1

From

Noun

(grounds)
  • (legal) Basis or justification for something, as in "grounds for divorce."
  • The collective land areas that compose a larger area, as in the castle grounds.
  • Derived terms
    * groundskeeper * stomping grounds

    Etymology 2

    From (ground), past participle of (term)

    Noun

    (head)
  • (plural only) The sediment at the bottom of a liquid, or from which a liquid has been filtered (as in coffee grounds).
  • Anagrams

    *

    rounds

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • for a descendant of a round or fat person.