sandy
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Sandy
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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sandy (ˈsændɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj , sandier, sandiest | |
| 1. | consisting of, containing, or covered with sand |
| 2. | (esp of hair) reddish-yellow |
| 3. | resembling sand in texture |
| 'sandiness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
sandy
1473, as a nickname for Alexander; 1523 as "having hair of a yellowish-red color," from O.E. sandig "of the nature of sand" (see sand). Both senses combine in the colloq. use as the typical name for a Scotsman (1785).
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Example sentences from the web
These beeeaters are gregarious, nesting colonially in sandy banks.
They are free swimmers on sandy bottoms, from shallow to deep water.
Henry asks sandy to fire matt because of his relationship to his daughter.
To stop sandy, henry bribes sandy with a recommendation of a revitalising project.
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