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grounds vs settlings

settlings vs grounds

grounds and settlings both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
grounds Yes No No No
settlings Yes No No No
As nouns, settlings is a hypernym of grounds; that is, settlings is a word with a broader meaning than grounds:
  • grounds: dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
  • settlings: sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
Other hypernyms of grounds include dregs.
grounds (noun) settlings (noun)
the enclosed land around a house or other building sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
a justification for something existing or happening
a tract of land cleared for some special purposes (recreation or burial etc.)
dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
Difference between grounds and settlings

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