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noun
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.
verb (used with object)
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.
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sand (sænd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | loose material consisting of rock or mineral grains, esp rounded grains of quartz, between 0.05 and 2 mm in diameter |
| 2. | (often plural) a sandy area, esp on the seashore or in a desert |
| 3. | a. a greyish-yellow colour |
| b. (as adjective): sand upholstery | |
| 4. | the grains of sandlike material in an hourglass |
| 5. | informal (US) courage; grit |
| 6. | draw a line in the sand to put a stop to or a limit on |
| 7. | the sands are running out there is not much time left before death or the end |
| —vb | |
| 8. | (tr) to smooth or polish the surface of with sandpaper or sand: to sand a floor |
| 9. | (tr) to sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand; add sand to |
| 10. | to fill or cause to fill with sand: the channel sanded up |
| [Old English; related to Old Norse sandr, Old High German sant, Greek hamathos] | |
| 'sandlike | |
| —adj | |
| Sand (French sɑ̃d) | |
| —n | |
| George (ʒɔrʒ), pen name of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin. 1804--76, French novelist, best known for such pastoral novels as La Mare au diable (1846) and François le Champi (1847--48) and for her works for women's rights to independence | |
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Word Origin & History
sand
O.E. sand, from P.Gmc. *sanda- (cf. O.N. sandr, O.Fris. sond, M.Du. sant, Ger. Sand, not recorded in Gothic), from PIE base *samatha- (cf. Gk. psammos "sand," L. sabulum). Metaphoric for "innumerability" since O.E. The verb is first attested late 14c., "to sprinkle with sand," from the noun; meaning
"to grind or polish with sand" is from 1858. Sandpaper is attested from 1812; sandstone is from 1660s.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
sand (sānd)
n.
Small, loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.
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Science Dictionary
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. |
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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