aground
(adjective) stuck in a place where a ship can no longer float; “a ship aground offshore”; “a boat aground on the beach waiting for the tide to lift it”
aground
(adverb) with the bottom lodged on the ground; “he ran the ship aground”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
aground (not comparable)
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
(by extension) at a loss, ruined, with no way out
aground (not comparable)
(nautical, of a normally floating craft) Resting on the bottom.
• Durango, Garduno, on guard
Source: Wiktionary
A*ground", adv. & a. Etym: [Pref. a- + ground.]
Definition: On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship when its bottom lodges on the ground. Totten.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
