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Sand is defined as small, loose, gritty particles of rock, or an area with these small particles.

(noun)

An example of sand is what is found at the beach or on the desert.

Sand means to sprinkle with sand, or to smooth the surface using sand particles or sandpaper.

(verb)

An example of sand is to rub back and forth to smooth out a rough floor with sandpaper.

The definition of sand is the color that is a light grayish brown to a yellowish tan.

(adjective)

An example of something sand-colored are the particles on the beach.

See sand in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

loose, gritty particles of eroded or weathered rock, varying in size from about mm to 2 mm in diameter, usually deposited along the shores of bodies of water, in river beds, or in deserts
a tract or area of sand; beach, etc.
Origin: with ref. to the sand in an hourglass
particles (of time); moments
☆ Slang grit; courage; determination
any of the colors characteristic of sand, variously reddish yellow to grayish tan

Origin: ME < OE, akin to Ger sand, ON sandr < IE base *bhes-, to rub off, pulverize > Gr psammos, L sabulum

transitive verb

to sprinkle with or as with sand
to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or other abrasive substance
to fill or cover with sand
to mix or adulterate with sand

adjective

reddish-yellow to grayish-tan

Sand, George (masc. pseud. of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baronne Dudevant) 1804-76; Fr. novelist

See sand in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
b. Geology A sedimentary material, finer than a granule and coarser than silt, with grains between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter.
A tract of land covered with sand, as a beach or desert. Often used in the plural.
a. The loose, granular, gritty particles in an hourglass.
b. sands Moments of allotted time or duration: “The sands are numb'red that makes up my life” (Shakespeare).
Slang Courage; stamina; perseverance: “She had more sand in her than any girl I ever see; in my opinion she was just full of sand” (Mark Twain).
A light grayish brown to yellowish gray.

transitive verb sand·ed, sand·ing, sands

To sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand.
To polish or scrape with sand or sandpaper.
To mix with sand.
To fill up (a harbor) with sand.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English

French writer whose novels, plays, and essays concern the freedom and independence of women. Among her works are the novels Lélia (1833) and Consuelo (1842).

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