As a noun 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).
As a letter x is
the twenty-fourth letter of the.
As a symbol x is
voiceless velar fricative.
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
*
x
Translingual
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wikipedia X)
Etymology 1
Letter
The twenty-fourth letter of the .
Symbol
(
mul-symbol)
A symbol of the IPA, representing a voiceless uvular fricative.
strike
Etymology 2
Possibly from skull and crossbones
Derived terms
* XXX
See also
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Image:Fraktur letter X.png, Uppercase and lowercase X in Fraktur
Roman numerals
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