reduce (something) to small particles or powder by crushing it
retreat or lose one’s advantage during a conflict or competition
a short theme, usually in the bass, which is constantly repeated as the other parts of the music vary
a team of people who maintain and service an aircraft on the ground
a small dove that spends much of its time on the ground, feeding and frequently nesting there
a creeping plant of the mint family, with bluish-purple flowers, native to Europe where it commonly grows on hedge banks and in woodland
a violent, uncontrolled horizontal rotation of an aircraft while landing, taking off, or taxiing
a small yellow-flowered Eurasian plant of the mint family, which resembles a pine seedling in appearance and smell
rent paid under the terms of a lease by the owner of a building to the owner of the land on which it is built
the movement of an aircraft along the ground just before takeoff or just after landing
a radio wave which reaches a receiver from a transmitter directly, without reflection from the ionosphere
the point on the earth’s surface directly above or below an exploding nuclear bomb
land that is higher than the surrounding area, especially that which stays dry
opinions or interests shared by each of two or more parties
relating to or denoting the perception of images by the distinction of objects from a background from which they appear to stand out, especially in contexts where this distinction is ambiguous
do preparatory digging or other work prior to building or planting something
any of a number of beetles that live mainly on or near the ground, in particular:
an American plant of the nightshade family which resembles the Cape gooseberry
a waterproof cloth spread under a sleeping bag, directly on the ground or inside a tent
the effect of added aerodynamic buoyancy produced by a cushion of air below a vehicle moving close to the ground
a common weed of the parsley family, with leaves that resemble those of the elder and spreading underground stems, native to Europe
frost formed on the surface of the ground or in the top layer of soil
glass with a smooth ground surface that renders it non-transparent while retaining its translucency
an extinct terrestrial edentate mammal of the Cenozoic era in America, typically of very large size
an intermediate position or area of compromise or possible agreement between two opposing views or groups
kimberlite that is exposed at the surface and has become yellow as a result of atmospheric oxidation
an area where birds, fish, or other animals habitually breed