Sand - What does it mean?

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sand

English

(wikipedia 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.

*{{quote-book, year=1892, author=(James Yoxall)

, 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).

* {{quote-book, year=1979, title=Bendigo Shafter, first=Louis, last=L'Amour

, 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.

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 * 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 * 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 * sand shoe * sandshoe * sandsoap * sandspit * sandstorm * sand table * sand trap * sand verbena * sand viper * sand wedge * sandworm * sandwort * sandy * sand yacht * sandyacht * tar sand

Adjective

(en adjective)

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.

Anagrams

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Not English

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