ground
noun
the solid surface of the earth; firm or dry land.
groundwards
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a word derived from
ground.
Example Sentences
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When the king heard this, he bowed his head groundwards in perplexity and confusion and said, "Restore him to the prison till the morrow, so we may look into his case."
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 11 [Supplement] by Sir Richard Francis Burton
"In the village of the Flying Men," stammered Lathrop, as, one after another, the inhabitants of the rock holes dropped from their aeries and floated groundwards.
From The Boy Aviators in Africa by John Henry Goldfrap
March 17.—The pines are borne groundwards, at least their branches droop with the weight of snow; they are very weird-like, very lovely.
From In Touch with Nature Tales and Sketches from the Life by Gordon Stables
Then he bowed his head groundwards and presently raising it again, made pro fession of The Faith and islamised at the hands of the Sultan.
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
Thereupon the youth bent his head groundwards awhile, then raised it and replied, "Tell me first who thou art and what are these horsemen with thee?"
From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 03 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
