sandy
IPA: sˈændi
noun
- (informal) A sandwich
- A diminutive of the male given names Alexander, Sander, Alasdair, Sandeep, Sanford, or Santiago.
- A diminutive of the female given names Sandra, Alexandra, or Cassandra.
- A market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1649).
- (slang) A Scotsman.
- (Tyneside, derogatory) A Sand Dancer.
- (aviation) The A-1 Sky Raider aircraft.
- (informal) Ellipsis of pecan sandy. [A kind of cookie made with pecan nuts and having a sandy color and texture.]
adjective
- Covered with sand.
- Sprinkled with sand.
- Containing sand.
- Like sand, especially in texture.
- Having the colour of sand.
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Examples of "sandy" in Sentences
- Sandy sees the seahorse necklace.
- The sandy soil of the region is not fertile.
- The glacier is the source of the Sandy River.
- As floodwaters recede, Sandy's death toll grows.
- Eggs are laid, presumably, in friable, sandy soil.
- The chapel was on the highest point of a sandy knoll.
- Apiocerids are found in sandy, arid and semiarid habitats.
- A sheltered sandy beach lines the coast of the Wick of Skaw.
- It is famous for its sandy beach and the jovial nature of its residents.
- Its shores are alternately rocky, craggy outcroppings and sandy beaches.
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