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sand Definition

sand (sand)

noun

  1. 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
  2. a tract or area of sand; beach, etc.

  3. Etymology: with ref. to the sand in an hourglass

    particles (of time); moments
  4. ☆ Slang grit; courage; determination
  5. any of the colors characteristic of sand, variously reddish yellow to grayish tan

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

transitive verb

  1. to sprinkle with or as with sand
  2. to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or other abrasive substance
  3. to fill or cover with sand
  4. to mix or adulterate with sand

adjective

reddish-yellow to grayish-tan

Sand Definition

Sand (sand; Fr sänd, sän)

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

sand Synonyms

sand

modif.

beach, chip, beige, sand beige, desert sand, ecru, natural, tan.

sand Synonyms

sand

n.

  1. Rock particles

    sandy soil, sandy loam, silt, dust, grit, powder, gravel, rock powder, silica, rock flour, debris, detritus, dirt; see also earth 2.

  2. The beach

    strand, plage (French), seaside, seashore, coast, seaboard, sea bank, shingle (British).

sand Usage Examples

Object

sealer: You could try Finney's shellac sanding sealer to separate the stain from the finish.

Converse of object

shelve: A mile-long bay of gently shelving fine sand with a backdrop of dunes at Studland.

Adjective modifier

  • golden: Large expanse of golden sand, even at high tide.
  • coarse: Mix it with washed coarse sharp sand, around 1 part lime to 4 of sand.
  • wind-blown: West believed that the erosion of the Sphinx was not caused by the action of wind-blown sand, but by water.
  • soft: Beaches of soft white sand fringed by palms lead to the Indian Ocean.
  • powdery: Emily looked around, trying to find the source of the laughing, and saw nothing but powdery sand, and oases.
  • sharp: Mix it with washed coarse sharp sand, around 1 part lime to 4 of sand.

Modifies a noun

  • dune: Harlech Castle from the sand dunes How do sand dunes form?
  • martin: SAND MARTIN 200+ over Agia Reservoir on 23 rd in the morning.
  • lizard: The heathlands are of outstanding importance for reptiles, most notably the nationally rare sand lizard Lacerta agilis and smooth snake Coronella austriaca.
  • eel: That is more than the sand eel population can stand.
  • pit: Playing in the back garden â we had a sand pit.
  • beach: Relax on the white sand beaches of the Gulf of Mexico.

Noun used with modifier

  • silica: The bottom of the tank can then be covered with a mixture of silica sand and coral sand to a depth of 2-3 cm.
  • quartz: Paste grey-coloured, mixed with large quantity of fine quartz sand and grit.
  • desert: The desert sands buried the Indian [ Central Asian ] cities.
  • tar: The reserves in the Alberta tar sands are quoted at 180 billion barrels, bigger than that of every OPEC country except Saudi Arabia.
  • machair: Owen, N. , Kent, M. and Dale, P. ( 2001 ) Effects of burial on machair sand dune vegetation.
  • thou-: LC _ NUMERIC specifies the decimal and thou- sands delimiters.