Sand Definition

sănd
sanded, sanding, sands
noun
sands
Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
American Heritage
Loose, gritty particles of eroded or weathered rock, varying in size from about116 mm to 2 mm in diameter, usually deposited along the shores of bodies of water, in riverbeds, or in deserts.
Webster's New World
A tract or area of sand; beach, etc.
Webster's New World
Particles (of time); moments.
Webster's New World
The loose, granular, gritty particles in an hourglass.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
verb
sanded, sanding, sands
To sprinkle or cover with sand.
Webster's New World
To smooth, polish, or clean with sand, sandpaper, or other abrasive substance.
Webster's New World
To mix with sand.
American Heritage
To fill with sand.
Webster's New World

To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
adjective
Reddish-yellow to grayish-tan.
Webster's New World

Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Sand

Noun

Singular:
sand
Plural:
sands

Origin of Sand

  • From Middle English, from Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare West Frisian sân, Dutch zand, German Sand, Danish sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámhâ‚‚dÊ°os (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ἄμαθος (ámathos)), from *sem- (“to pour") (compare English dialectal samel (“sand bottom"), Old Irish to-ess-sem (“to pour out"), Latin sentina (“bilge water"), Lithuanian sémti (“to scoop"), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to gather"), ἄμη (amÄ“, “water bucket")).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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