Meaning of भूमि in English

On land; to the land; ashore.
of Grind
The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
A gummy composition 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.
One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.
A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
The pit of a theater.
To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
To instruct in elements or first principles.
To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
imp. & p. p. of Grind.
Urine. See Lant.
The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to water as constituting a part of such surface, especially to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage.
Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth, considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract.
Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet land; good or bad land.
The inhabitants of a nation or people.
The mainland, in distinction from islands.
The ground or floor.
The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one of several portions into which a field is divided for convenience in plowing.
Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows, pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it, whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate.
The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat; the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also landing.
In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations, or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so treated, as the level part of a millstone between the furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun between the grooves.
To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft; to disembark; to debark.
To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a fish.
To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.
To go on shore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to come to the end of a course.