The difference between Ground and Prime

When used as nouns, ground means the surface of the earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground, whereas prime means the first hour of daylight.

When used as verbs, ground means to connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground, whereas prime means to prepare a mechanism for its main work.

When used as adjectives, ground means crushed, or reduced to small particles, whereas prime means first in importance, degree, or rank.

check bellow for the other definitions of Ground and Prime

  1. Ground as a noun (uncountable):

    The surface of the Earth, as opposed to the sky or water or underground.

  2. Ground as a noun (uncountable):

    Terrain.

  3. Ground as a noun (uncountable):

    Soil, earth.

    Examples:

    "The worm crawls through the ground."

    "The fox escaped from the hounds by going to ground."

  4. Ground as a noun (countable):

    The bottom of a body of water.

  5. Ground as a noun:

    Basis, foundation, groundwork, legwork.

  6. Ground as a noun:

    , (epistemic) , .

    Examples:

    "You will need to show good grounds for your action."

    "He could not come on grounds of health, or on health grounds."

  7. Ground as a noun:

    Background, context, framework, surroundings.

  8. Ground as a noun (historical):

    The area on which a battle is fought, particularly as referring to the area occupied by one side or the other. Often, according to the eventualities, "to give ground" or "to gain ground".

  9. Ground as a noun (metaphorical):

    Hence, by extension, advantage given or gained in any contest; e.g. in football, chess, debate or academic discourse.

  10. Ground as a noun:

    plain surface upon which the figures of an artistic composition are set.

    Examples:

    "crimson flowers on a white ground"

  11. Ground as a noun:

    In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.

  12. Ground as a noun:

    In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied.

    Examples:

    "Brussels ground"

  13. Ground as a noun:

    In etching, a gummy substance spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.

  14. Ground as a noun (architecture, mostly, in the plural):

    One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which mouldings etc. are attached.

    Examples:

    "Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering floated flush with them."

  15. Ground as a noun (countable):

    A soccer stadium.

    Examples:

    "Manchester United's ground is known as Old Trafford."

  16. Ground as a noun (electricity, Canadian, and, US):

    An electrical conductor connected to the ground.

  17. Ground as a noun (electricity, Canadian, and, US):

    A level of electrical potential used as a zero reference.

  18. Ground as a noun (countable, cricket):

    The area of grass on which a match is played (a cricket field); the entire arena in which it is played; the part of the field behind a batsman's popping crease where he can not be run out (hence to make one's ground).

  19. Ground as a noun (music):

    A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.

  20. Ground as a noun (music):

    The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Moore (Encyc.)"

  21. Ground as a noun:

    The pit of a theatre.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Ben Jonson"

  1. Ground as a verb (US):

    To connect (an electrical conductor or device) to a ground.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: earth"

  2. Ground as a verb (transitive):

    To punish, especially a child or teenager, by forcing him/her to stay at home and/or give up certain privileges.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: gate"

    "If you don't clean your room, I'll have no choice but to ground you."

    "Eric, you are grounded until further notice for lying to us about where you were last night!"

    "My kids are currently grounded from television."

  3. Ground as a verb (transitive):

    To forbid (an aircraft or pilot) to fly.

    Examples:

    "Because of the bad weather, all flights were grounded."

  4. Ground as a verb:

    To give a basic education in a particular subject; to instruct in elements or first principles.

    Examples:

    "Jim was grounded in maths."

  5. Ground as a verb (baseball):

    to hit a ground ball; to hit a ground ball which results in an out. Compare fly (verb(regular)) and line (verb).

    Examples:

    "Jones grounded to second in his last at-bat."

  6. Ground as a verb (cricket):

    (of a batsman) to place his bat, or part of his body, on the ground behind the popping crease so as not to be run out

  7. Ground as a verb (intransitive):

    To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed.

    Examples:

    "The ship grounded on the bar."

  8. Ground as a verb:

    To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.

  9. Ground as a verb (fine arts):

    To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching, or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.

  10. Ground as a verb:

    To improve or focus the mental or emotional state of.

    Examples:

    "I ground myself with meditation."

  1. Ground as a verb:

    Examples:

    "I ground the coffee up nicely."

  1. Ground as an adjective:

    Crushed, or reduced to small particles.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: milled"

    "'ground mustard seed"

  2. Ground as an adjective:

    Processed by grinding.

    Examples:

    "lenses of ground glass"

  1. Prime as an adjective:

    First in importance, degree, or rank.

    Examples:

    "Our prime concern here is to keep the community safe."

  2. Prime as an adjective:

    First in time, order, or sequence.

    Examples:

    "Both the English and French governments established prime meridians in their capitals."

  3. Prime as an adjective:

    First in excellence, quality, or value.

    Examples:

    "This is a prime location for a bookstore."

  4. Prime as an adjective (mathematics, lay):

    Having exactly two integral factors: itself and unity (1 in the case of integers).

    Examples:

    "Thirteen is a prime number."

  5. Prime as an adjective (mathematics, technical):

    Such that if it divides a product, it divides one of the multiplicands.

  6. Prime as an adjective (mathematics):

    Having its complement closed under multiplication: said only of ideals.

  7. Prime as an adjective:

    Marked or distinguished by the prime symbol.

  8. Prime as an adjective:

    Early; blooming; being in the first stage.

  9. Prime as an adjective (obsolete):

    Lecherous; lustful; lewd.

  1. Prime as a noun (historical):

    The first hour of daylight; the first canonical hour.

  2. Prime as a noun (Christianity):

    The religious service appointed to this hour.

  3. Prime as a noun (obsolete):

    The early morning generally.

  4. Prime as a noun (now, _, rare):

    The earliest stage of something.

  5. Prime as a noun:

    The most active, thriving, or successful stage or period.

  6. Prime as a noun:

    The chief or best individual or part.

  7. Prime as a noun (music):

    The first note or tone of a musical scale.

  8. Prime as a noun (fencing):

    The first defensive position, with the sword hand held at head height, and the tip of the sword at head height.

  9. Prime as a noun (algebra, number theory):

    A prime element of a mathematical structure, particularly a prime number.

    Examples:

    "3 is a prime."

  10. Prime as a noun (card games):

    A four-card hand containing one card of each suit in the game of primero; the opposite of a flush in poker.

  11. Prime as a noun (backgammon):

    Six consecutive blocks, which prevent the opponent's pieces from passing.

    Examples:

    "I'm threatening to build a prime here."

  12. Prime as a noun:

    The symbol ′ used to indicate feet, minutes, derivation and other measures and mathematical operations.

  13. Prime as a noun (chemistry, obsolete):

    Any number expressing the combining weight or equivalent of any particular element; so called because these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.

  14. Prime as a noun:

    An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal system.

  15. Prime as a noun (obsolete):

    The priming in a flintlock.

  16. Prime as a noun (film):

    Contraction of prime lens, a film lens

  1. Prime as a verb (transitive):

    To prepare a mechanism for its main work.

    Examples:

    "You'll have to press this button twice to prime the fuel pump."

  2. Prime as a verb (transitive):

    To apply a coat of primer paint to.

    Examples:

    "I need to prime these handrails before we can apply the finish coat."

  3. Prime as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):

    To be renewed.

  4. Prime as a verb (intransitive):

    To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.

  5. Prime as a verb (intransitive, of a steam boiler):

    To work so that foaming occurs from too violent ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and be carried along with, the steam that is formed.

  6. Prime as a verb:

    To apply priming to (a musket or cannon); to apply a primer to (a metallic cartridge).

  7. Prime as a verb:

    To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to coach.

    Examples:

    "to prime a witness"

    "The boys are primed for mischief."

  8. Prime as a verb (UK, dialect, obsolete):

    To trim or prune.

    Examples:

    "to prime trees"

  9. Prime as a verb (math):

    To mark with a prime mark.

  1. Prime as a noun (cycling):

    An intermediate sprint within a race, usually offering a prize and/or points.

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