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Meaning
Noun
●
Rock that is
ground
more
finely
than
gravel
, but is not as
fine
as
silt
(more
formally
, see
grain sizes
chart
),
forming
beaches
and
deserts
and also used in construction.
A specific
grade
, type, or
composition
of sand.
A
beach
or other
mass
of sand.
●
Personal courage.
●
In Geology:
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.
●
A
moment
or
interval
of time; the
term
or
extent
of
one's
life (referring to the
sand
in an hourglass).
●
Dried
mucus
in the eye's
inner
corner
, perhaps
left
from
sleep
(sleepy sand).
"sand in [someone's]
eyes
" (idiom):
"sand in [someone's]
eyes
" (idiom)
An
excuse
for tears.
●
A sandpiper.
Adj
●
Of a
light
beige
colour
,
like that
of
typical
sand.
Verb
●
To
abrade
the
surface
of (something) with
sand
or
sandpaper
in order to
smooth
or
clean
it.
●
To
cover
with sand.
●
To
blot
ink
using sand.
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Wiktionary
Origin
sand
English
sand
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Dust
Silt
Grass
Soil
Sediment
Gravel
Limestone
Clay
Cement
Debris
Mud
Sediments
Water
Rock
Mortar
Concrete
Dirt
Silica
Gravels
Carpet
Rocks
Stone
Powder
Aggregate
Marble
Aggregates
Rain
Coarse
Oil
Material
Mulch
Gypsum
Granite
Asphalt
Ash
Lime
Slurry
Moisture
Soils
Quartz
Brick
Desert
Plastic
Shale
Air
Pebbles
Vegetation
Grind
Seawater
Bitumen
Dry
Driftwood
Topsoil
Salt Water
Fly Ash
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Rhymes
And
Fand
Band
Land
Sand
Rand
Hand
Aland
Shand
Stand
Aband
Brand
Gland
Grand
Bland
Strand
Manned
Fanned
Panned
Desand
Demand
Banned
Unhand
Expand
Repand
Remand
Tanned
Canned
Planned
Astrand
Offhand
Bestand
Scanned
Disband
Rebrand
Unmanned
Overhand
Withstand
Lotusland
Underhand
Unplanned
Reprimand
Understand
Contraband
Multiplicand
Lotus Land
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