above ground
English
/əˈbʌvˌɡɹaʊnd/
PP
Definitions
- On or above the surface of the ground.
- (figurative) Not dead and buried; alive.
- Not of or relating to the social or political underground; in the open; existing within or produced by the establishment.
Etymology
Compound from English above + English ground (that has been ground, earthing).
Origin
English
ground
Gloss
that has been ground, earthing
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- above English
- above-board English
- above-water English
- above-written English
- abovedeck English
- abovedescribed English
- aboveground English
- abovelisted English
- abovementioned English
- aboveness English
- abovesaid English
- abovestairs English
- abovestated English
- aground English
- background English
- battleground English
- bedground English
- belowground English
- bootleg ground English
- byground English
- campground English
- centerground English
- centreground English
- cumberground English
- eyeground English
- fairground English
- fireground English
- foreground English
- ground English
- ground stop English
- ground tissue English
- groundable English
- groundage English
- groundation English
- groundbait English
- groundbreaker English
- groundbreaking English
- groundburst English
- groundcherry English
- groundcrew English
- grounder English
- groundfire English
- groundfish English
- groundhog English
- groundhopper English
- groundhopping English
- groundlaying English
- groundless English
- groundline English
- groundling English
- groundly English
- groundmass English
- groundmist English
- groundnut English
- groundpecker English
- groundplan English
- groundrow English
- groundshare English
- groundsheet English
- groundsill English
- groundspeed English
- groundstaff English
- groundstone English
- groundstroke English
- groundswell English
- groundwall English
- groundward English
- groundwards English
- groundwater English
- groundwave English
- groundwood English
- groundwork English
- groundworker English
- groundworm English
- groundy English
- hardground English
- hereabove English
- hereinabove English
- microground English
- midground English
- misground English
- nonground English
- outground English
- overground English
- playground English
- preground English
- reground English
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo English
- sandgrounder English
- schoolground English
- showground English
- sportsground English
- stoneground English
- underground English
- unground English
- urgrund English
- wasteground English
- whereabove English
- above Middle English
- grounde Middle English
- graun Tok Pisin
- garaund Fiji Hindi
- above
- ground
- groundy
- urgrund
- aground
- grounder
- unground
- byground
- groundly
- reground
- groundnut
- midground
- hereabove
- groundage
- aboveness
- abovesaid
- outground
- nonground
- misground
- groundhog
- groundrow
- abovedeck
- eyeground
- preground
- bedground
- groundfish
- groundline
- campground
- playground
- groundbait
- groundwork
- groundward
- groundwall
- foreground
- groundmass
- groundworm
- whereabove
- fairground
- groundwood
- groundless
- groundmist
- groundplan
- overground
- groundwave
- groundcrew
- hardground
- showground
- groundsill
- background
- groundling
- groundable
- groundfire
- fireground
- ground stop
- abovestairs
- groundstone
- microground
- abovelisted
- groundwater
- above-water
- groundwards
- groundswell
- groundspeed
- wasteground
- stoneground
- groundstaff
- groundburst
- abovestated
- groundsheet
- underground
- aboveground
- above-board
- groundation
- belowground
- groundshare
- hereinabove
- sandgrounder
- centerground
- schoolground
- cumberground
- groundlaying
- sportsground
- groundcherry
- centreground
- battleground
- groundpecker
- groundworker
- groundstroke
- groundhopper
- groundbreaker
- above-written
- ground tissue
- groundhopping
- bootleg ground
- abovedescribed
- groundbreaking
- abovementioned
- rufous-vented ground-cuckoo