trail vs grounds

grounds vs trail

trail and grounds both are nouns.

trail is a verb but grounds is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trail	Yes	No	Yes	No
grounds	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, grounds is a hypernym of trail; that is, grounds is a word with a broader meaning than trail:

trail: evidence pointing to a possible solution
grounds: your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

Other hypernyms of trail include evidence.

trail (noun)	grounds (noun)
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country	the enclosed land around a house or other building
evidence pointing to a possible solution	your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
a track or mark left by something that has passed	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

trail (verb)	grounds (verb)
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground
hang down so as to drag along the ground
go after with the intent to catch
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly
to lag or linger behind

Difference between trail and grounds

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