[sand] 
| 1. | the more or less fine debris of rocks, consisting of small, loose grains, often of quartz. |
| 2. | Usually, sands. a tract or region composed principally of sand. |
| 3. | the sand or a grain of sand in an hourglass. |
| 4. | sands, moments of time or of one's life: At this stage of his career the sands are running out. |
| 5. | a light reddish- or brownish-yellow color. |
| 6. | Informal. courage; pluck. |
| 7. | sleeper (def. 10). |
| 8. | to smooth or polish with sand, sandpaper, or some other abrasive: to sand the ends of a board. |
| 9. | to sprinkle with or as if with sand: to sand an icy road. |
| 10. | to fill up with sand, as a harbor. |
| 11. | to add sand to: The mischievous child sanded the sugar. |
| 12. | draw a line in the sand, to set a limit; allow to go up to a point but no further. |
sand
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sand (sānd)
n.
Small, loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
| sand (sānd) Pronunciation Key
A sedimentary material consisting of small, often rounded grains or particles of disintegrated rock, smaller than granules and larger than silt. The diameter of the particles ranges from 0.0625 to 2 mm. Although sand often consists of quartz, it can consist of any other mineral or rock fragment as well. Coral sand, for example, consists of limestone fragments. |