sand


Definition: Meaning of, sand in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sand /

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  1. [uncountable] a substance consisting of very small pieces of rocks and minerals, that forms beaches and deserts
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  2. [uncountable and countable] an area of beach
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  3. the sands of time literary moments of time that pass quickly
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sand, sand down sanded, sanded down sanded, sanded down
Present Participle Third Person Singular
sanding, sanding down sands, sands down
  1. [intransitive and transitive] also sand down to make a surface smooth by rubbing it with SANDPAPER or using a special piece of equipment
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Sand


Definition: Meaning of, Sand in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / sænd /

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  1. 1804-1876 french writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence
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Sand used in phrases

  • George Sand (noun)
    1. 1804-1876 french writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence
  • Sand, George
    1. (1804-76) a French female writer of NOVEL s, whose real name was Amandine Aurore Dupin . She is famous for her long relationship with the COMPOSER CHOPIN, and for wearing men's clothes to show her belief that women should have the same rights as men.
  • Western sand cherry (noun)
    1. dwarf ornamental shrub of western United States having large black to red and yellow sweet edible fruit
  • banded sand snake (noun)
    1. a sand snake of southwestern United States; lives in fine to coarse sand or loamy soil in which it 'swims'; banding resembles that of coral snakes
  • beach sand verbena (noun)
    1. prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
  • desert sand verbena (noun)
    1. soft-haired sticky plant with heads of bright pink trumpet-shaped flowers; found in sandy desert soil; after ample rains may carpet miles of desert with pink from the southwestern United States to northern Mexico
  • pink sand verbena (noun)
    1. prostrate herb having heads of deep pink to white flowers; found in coastal dunes from British Columbia to Baja California
  • rough-sand (verb)
    1. sand roughly
  • sand badger (noun)
    1. southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
  • sand bar (noun)
    1. a long pile of sand in a river or the ocean, formed by the movement of the water
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