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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

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sand Synonyms

sand

modif.

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


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).


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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.

Modifies a noun

  • dune: Harlech Castle from the sand dunes How do sand dunes form?

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.
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sand quotes

No horse's cry was that, most like the roar Of some pained desert lion, who all day Hath trailed the hunter's javelin in his side, And comes at night to die upon the sand.

-Arnold, Matthew

And it is the colour of sand, The darkness, as it sifts through your hand.

-Ashbery,John Lawrence

Mock on, mock on,Voltaire Rousseau; Mock on, mock on,'tis all in vain! You throw the sand against the wind, And the wind blows it back again.

-Blake,William

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