Sand

  • 61sand — sand1 [ sænd ] noun *** 1. ) uncount a loose pale brown substance that you find at a beach or in the desert, formed from very small pieces of rock: The children spent most of the morning playing in the sand. a grain of sand 2. ) sands plural an… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 62sand — [[t]sænd[/t]] n. 1) the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz 2) Usu., sands. a tract or region composed principally of sand 3) sands, moments of time or of one s life 4) a light reddish yellow or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 63sand — n. 1) to scatter, spread, sprinkle, strew sand 2) coarse; fine sand 3) a grain of sand * * * [sænd] fine sand spread sprinkle strew sand a grain of sand coarse to scatter …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 64Sand — 1 Original name in latin Sand Name in other language State code DE Continent/City Europe/Berlin longitude 49.98585 latitude 10.5862 altitude 236 Population 3181 Date 2013 02 19 2 Original name in latin Sand Name in other language Sand State code… …

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  • 65sand — sand1 W3 [sænd] n ↑hourglass, ↑sand [: Old English;] 1.) [U] a substance consisting of very small pieces of rocks and minerals, that forms beaches and deserts ▪ a mixture of sand and cement ▪ I have sand in my shoe. 2.) [U and C] an area of beach …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 66sand — 1. noun a) 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. Sand may be blown around by the wind; gravel is too heavy, and silt (on beaches)… …

    Wiktionary

  • 67sand — The fine granular particles of quartz and other crystalline rocks, or a gritty material resembling s.. [A.S.] brain s. SYN: corpora arenacea, under corpus. hydatid s. the scoleces, daughter cysts, hooks, and calcareous corpuscles of Echinococcus… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 68sand — sænd n. fine grains of rock; beach, area covered primarily with sand v. scatter sand; cover with sand; rub or polish with sand; smooth with sandpaper …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 69sand — noun 1》 a loose granular substance, typically pale yellowish brown, resulting from the erosion of siliceous and other rocks and forming a major constituent of beaches, river beds, the seabed, and deserts.     ↘(sands) an expanse of sand.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 70sand — 1 noun (U) 1 a) a substance consisting of very small pieces of rocks and minerals, that forms beaches and deserts: footprints in the sand b) this substance when it is found in soil, used in building etc: a mixture of sand and cement 2 sands… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English