1. ground
You're grounded
If time were reversed, raindrops would collect themselves from the ground and fly up to the clouds.
When warm, light, air crosses mountains it rises into the upper atmosphere and does not fall back to the ground. In this, and other, ways wind changes with the terrain.
Kori walked downwards as much as she could and ended up five stories below ground level.
An office building, with 22 stories above ground and 2 below, is under construction.
In the fight to abolish slavery Lincoln knew that he occupied the moral high ground.
There must be a sustained effort to listen to each other; to learn from each other; to respect one another; and to seek common ground.
How much ground beef do we need for this recipe? - About half a kilo, if I remember correctly.
ground for appeal, for divorce, of action
It's not my ground, I don't know anything about physics.
In the mountains it is not until the end of April that the snow disappears completely from the ground.
When the flight crew has their aircraft under control, everything is working normally and yet it still crashes into the ground, that's CFIT.
This is not about my capabilities. Even if I never had heard the slightest sound of english, I still could kneel down and put my face on the ground to show my submission. But who can force me into that?
The opinions that are held with passion are always those for which no good ground exists; indeed the passion is the measure of the holder's lack of rational conviction. Opinions in politics and religion are almost always held passionately.
2. rugby
How many people do you need for a rugby game?
Rugby is a sport which is never called off by rain.
Rugby is an outdoor game.
a rugby team
I damaged my knee playing rugby.
Playing rugby, he got injured.
John is going to tell Lucy about the origin of rugby.
I had never seen such an exciting rugby match as one I saw yesterday.
Of soccer and rugby, I prefer the latter.
American football is for sissies. If you're a real man you play rugby.
The rugby ball is shaped something like an egg.
I recorded a rugby game on videotape.
Rugby, American football, and Australian rules football all come from soccer.
To play rugby you need an oval ball
I like such sports as soccer and rugby.