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Definition of 'sand'Noun
( en-noun)
(label) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see ), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
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A beach or other expanse of sand.
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|chapter=7|title= The Lonely Pyramid
|passage=It was the Lost Oasis, the Oasis of the vision in the sand . […] Deep-hidden in the hollow, beneath the cliffs, it lay; and round it the happy verdure spread for many a rood. […] Yes, the quest was ended, the Lost Oasis was the Found!}}
Personal courage (used before or around 1920s).
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|authorlink=Louis L'Amour|isbn=9780553123548|ol=24369989M
|passage=There was youngsters all around him, and he stood there lookin’ at me and never turned a hair. He had sand , that Morrell.}}
A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
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A single grain of sand.
- (Shakespeare)
(label) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
* (William Shakespeare) (1564-1616)
- The sands are numbered that make up my life.
Derived terms
* built on sand
* bury one's head in the sand
* Great Sandy Desert
* kick sand in somebody's face
* pound sand
* oil sand
* quicksand
* sandbag
* sandbank
* sandbar
* sand bath
* sandblast
* sand-blind
* sandbox
* sandbox tree
* sandboy
* sandbur
( rel-mid4)
* sand-cast
* sand casting
* sandcastle
* sand crack
* sand dab
* sand dollar
* sand dune
* sand eel
* sander
* sanderling
* sand flea
* sandfly
* sand fly
* sandfly fever
* sandglass
* sandgroper
* sandgrouse
* sand hill
( rel-mid4)
* sandhill crane
* sandhog
* sand hopper
* sandiness
* sand iron
* sand lance
* sand leek
* sand lily
* sand lizard
* sandman
* sand martin
* sand painting
* sandpaper
* sand pear
* sandpiper
* sandpit
* sand shark
( rel-mid4)
* sand shoe
* sandshoe
* sandsoap
* sandspit
* sandstorm
* sand table
* sand trap
* sand verbena
* sand viper
* sand wedge
* sandworm
* sandwort
* sandy
* sand yacht
* sandyacht
* tar sand
( rel-bottom)
See also
( Other terms)
* arena
* arenicolous
* psammite
( rel-mid)
* sabulous
* shar-pei
* tombolo
( rel-bottom)
Adjective
( en-adj)
Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
Verb
( en-verb)
To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
To cover with sand.
See also
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Similar to 'sand'send, sound, synod, snood, shend, snod, scend, sned, snied, snead, smud, shand, semed
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