sand
IPA: sˈænd
noun
- (uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
- (countable) A specific grade, type, or composition of sand.
- (countable, often in the plural) A beach or other mass of sand.
- (uncountable, dated) Personal courage.
- (uncountable, geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
- A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
- (countable, obsolete) A single grain of sand.
- (countable, figurative) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).
- Dried mucus in the eye's inner corner, perhaps left from sleep (sleepy sand).
- (uncountable, figurative) "sand in [someone's] eyes" (idiom):
- An excuse for tears.
- (colloquial) A sandpiper.
verb
- (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
- (transitive) To cover with sand.
- (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.
adjective
- Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
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