sand

sand  (snd)

n.

1.

a. Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.

b. Geology A sedimentary material, finer than a granule and coarser than silt, with grains between 0.06 and 2.0 millimeters in diameter.

2. A tract of land covered with sand, as a beach or desert. Often used in the plural.

3.

a. The loose, granular, gritty particles in an hourglass.

b. sands Moments of allotted time or duration: "The sands are numb'red that makes up my life" Shakespeare.

4. Slang Courage; stamina; perseverance: "She had more sand in her than any girl I ever see; in my opinion she was just full of sand" Mark Twain.

5. A light grayish brown to yellowish gray.

tr.v. sand·ed, sand·ing, sands

1. To sprinkle or cover with or as if with sand.

2. To polish or scrape with sand or sandpaper.

3. To mix with sand.

4. To fill up (a harbor) with sand.

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[Middle English, from Old English.]

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sand

Noun

1. a powdery substance consisting of very small rock or mineral grains, found on the seashore and in deserts

2. sands a large sandy area, esp. on the seashore or in a desert

Verb

1. to smooth or polish the surface of (something) with sandpaper or a sander

2. to fill with sand: the channel sanded up [Old English]

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sand  (snd)

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.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral beach - an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake quicksand - a pit filled with loose wet sand into which objects are sucked down sand bar, sandbar - a bar of sand spit, tongue - a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea atomic number 14, Si, silicon - a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors concrete - a strong hard building material composed of sand and gravel and cement and water dirt, soil - the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
	2.	Sand - French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant, George Sand
	3.	sand - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" guts, moxie, backbone, grit, gumption fortitude - strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
Verb	1.	sand - rub with sandpaper; "sandpaper the wooden surface" sandpaper smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood" rough-sand - sand roughly; "rough-sand the door before painting it"

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sand

plural noun beach, shore, strand (literary) dunes

Translations

sand [sænd] n → arena (= beach); playa

vt (also: sand down) [+ wood etc]; lijar

sand [sænd] n → sable m

vt → sabler;

(also: sand down) [+ wood etc]; poncer

sand [sænd] n → Sand m

vt (also: sand down) → abschmirgeln see also sands

sand [sænd] n → sabbia

vt → cospargere di sabbia;

(also: sand down) [+ wood etc]; cartavetrare see also sands

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sand

n sand [sӕnd]

1 a large amount of tiny particles of crushed rocks, shells etc, found on beaches etc. sandرَمْل، حُطامпясъкpíseksandder Sandάμμοςarenaliivشنhiekkasableחוֹלरेत, सिकताpijesakhomokpasirsandursabbia砂모래smėlissmiltispasirzandsandpiasekareianisipпесокpiesokprodpesaksandทรายkum沙子пісокریتcát沙子

2 an area of sand, especially on a beach We lay on the sand.sandرَمْل الشّاطئплажplážsandder Sandαμμουδιάplaya arenosa(ranna)liivشنزارhiekkaplageחוֹלוֹתबालू-तटpješčana ravnicaföveny, homok(os part)pantai berpasirsandurspiaggia砂浜모래 사장smėlissmiltis; pludmalekawasan berpasirzandsandpiasekareiaplajăпесчаный пляжplážpesekpesaksandชายหาดkumsal, kumluk沙灘пісокساحل کی ریتیلی زمینbãi cát, lớp cát沙滩

v

to smooth with eg sand-paper The floor should be sanded before you varnish it.skuurيُزَجِّجопесачавамobrousitslibeschmirgelnλειαίνω, περνώ με γυαλόχαρτοlijarliivapaberiga hõõrumaشن مال كردنhioasablerלְלַטֵשरेगमार, लकड़ी पर पॉलिश करने का बालू लगा हुआ काग़ज़pjeskariti, izgladiti pijeskomsmirgliz, (le)csiszolmengampelaspússa með sandpappírsabbiareみがく...을 사포로 닦다šlifuoti, šveistislīpēt/tīrīt ar smiltīm/smilšpapīrumengempelasschurenslipe med sandpapirwyszlifowaćlixara ne­te­zi; a şlefuiшлифоватьobrúsiťobrusitišmirglatisandpappra, slipa med sandpapperขัดด้วยทรายkum serpmek, kum doldurmak用沙紙擦шліфувати наждачним паперомریگ مال وغیرہ سے رگڑ کر صاف کرناrải cát, phủ cát用沙纸擦

adj ˈsandy

1 filled or covered with sand a sandy beach.sanderigرَمْليпясъченpísečnýsandetSand-...αμμώδηςarenoso, de arenaliivaneپوشيده از شن و ماسهhiekkainensablonneuxחוֹלִיरेतीलाpješčan, pjeskovithomokosberpasirsendinnsabbioso砂の모래투성이의, 모래에 덮인smėliosmilšains; smilšu-berpasirzanderigsand-, sandholdig, sandetpiaszczystyarenosonisiposпесчаныйpieskový, piesočnýpeščenpeščansandig, sand-ปกคลุมด้วยทรายkumlu沙的піщанийریتیلا, có cát , phủ cát沙的

2 (of hair) yellowish-red in colour She has fair skin and sandy hair.sandkleurigأصْفَر كَلَون الرَّمْل، رَمْليжълтеникавочервенpískové barvysandfarvetrotblondκοκκινόξανθος (για μαλλιά)rubio oscuroliivakarvaرنگ حناييhiekanvärinenblond rouxאָדוֹם-צְהַבהַבपीलापन लिए हुए लाल (बाल)žutocrvene bojevörösesszőkepirangljósrauðurbiondo rossiccio砂色の엷은 갈색의, 적황색의smėlio spalvossmilškrāsas-perang mudarossigrødblondrudawo-blondruivoarămiuрыжеватыйpiesková farbapeščenboje peskarödblondสีเหลืองอมแดงkum rengi沙色的пісковий, рудуватийزردی مائل سرخcó màu cát沙色的

n sandbank [ˈsӕnbӕŋk]

a bank of sand formed by tides and currents. sandbankشاطئ رَمْليпясъчна плитчинаnános pískurevledie Sandbankαμμώδες ανάχωμα που σχηματίζεται από τα θαλάσσια ρεύματαbanco de arenaliivakallasساحل شنیhiekkatörmäbanc de sableשִׂרטוֹןरेती, सकैतpješčana obalahomokzátonybeting pasirsandalda/-hryggurbanco di sabbia砂州모래톱, 모래 언덕smėlio sekluma, sąnašossmilšu sēklistebing pasirzandbanksandbankemieliznabanco de areiabanc de nisipпесчаная отмельnános piesku, piesčinasipinapeščana obalasandbankกองทรายบริเวณน้ำตื้นkum seti沙洲，沙灘піщана обмілина, банкаبالوچرbãi cát沙洲，沙滩

n sandcastle [ˈsӕnkaːsl]

a pile of sand, sometimes made to look like a castle, built especially by children on beaches. sandkasteelقَلْعَة رَمْلِيَّهпясъчен замъкhrad z pískusandslotdie Sandburgπύργος στην άμμοcastillo de arenaliivalossقلعه ماسه ايhiekkalinnachâteau de sableאַרמוֹן חוֹלबालू का महलdvorac od pijeskahomokvárpuri pasirsandkastalicastello di sabbia砂の城(아이들이 만드는) 모래성smėlio pilissmilšu pilsistana pasirzandkasteelsandslottzamek z piaskucastelo na areiacastel de nisipзамок из пескаhrad z pieskupeščeni gradzamak od peskasandslottปราสาทที่ก่อด้วยกองทรายkumdan şato沙城堡，沙塔замок з піскуریت کا محلlâu đài trên cát沙城堡，沙塔

n sandpaper [ˈsӕnpeipə]

a type of paper with sand glued to it, used for smoothing and polishing. skuurpapierوَرَق الزُّجاجшкуркаskelný papírsandpapirdas Sandpapierγυαλόχαρτοlija, papel de lijaliivapaberكاغذ سمبادهhiekkapaperipapier de verreנְייָר לֶטֶשरेगमाल, रेगमारbrusni papirsmirgliampelassandpappírcarta vetrata紙やすり사포švitrinis popierius, švitrassmilšpapīrskertas pasirschuurpapiersandpapirpapier ściernylixaşmirghelнаждачная бумагаbrúsny papiersmirkov papiršmirgl papirsandpapperกระดาษทรายzımpara kağıdı沙紙наждачний папір; наждачкаریگ مالgiấy ráp, giấy nhám沙纸

v

to make smooth with sandpaper. skuurيَحُك بوَرَق الزُّجاجизтърквам с шкуркаobrousitslibeschmirgelnλειαίνω, περνώ με γυαλόχαρτοlijarliivapaberiga lihvimaسمباده كشيدنhioa hiekkapaperillaponcerלְלַטֵשरेगमार करनाizgladiti brusnim papiromsmirglizmengampelaspússacarteggiare, cartavetrare紙やすりをかける사포로 닦다[]nušveistinoslīpēt; notīrīt (ar smilšpapīru)mengempelasglad schurenslipe med sandpapirszlifować papierem ściernymlixara şmir­gheluiшлифоватьobrúsiťsmirkatišmirglatisandpappra, slipa (putsa) med sandpapperขัดด้วยกระดาษทรายzımparalamak用沙紙擦шліфувати наждачним паперомریگ مال سے ہموار بناناđánh giấy ráp用沙纸擦

n pl sandshoes [ˈsӕnʃuːz]

soft light shoes, often with rubber soles. strandsandaleحِذاء مطّاطي خَفيفгуменкиplátěnkystrandskodie Strandschuhe (pl.)σανδάλια (πληθ.)playerasrannakingadكفش راحتيkumitossutespadrillesסַנדָלִיםरेत पर चलने के लिए जूतेlagane cipele za plažustrandcipősepatu karetespadrilla, strigaskórscarpe di telaゴム底靴(고무창을 댄) 가벼운 운동화paplūdimio sandalaiburaudekla apavi; pludmales apavisejenis kasut yang lembut dan ringanstrandschoenenstrandskoobuwie plażowesapatilhasespadrileпляжные туфлиplátenkyespadrilepapučestrandskorรองเท้าเดินบนทรายlâstik tabanlı keten ayakkabı沙地軟鞋пляжні черевикиنرم ہلکے جوتےgiày đi cát沙地软鞋

n sandstone [ˈsӕnstəun]

a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together. sandsteenحَجَر رَمْليпясъчникpískovecsandstender Sandsteinαμμόλιθοςpiedra areniscaliivakiviماسه سنگhiekkakivigrèsאֶבֶן-חוֹלबलुआ पत्थर, बालुकाश्मpješčenjakhomokkőbatu pasirsandsteinnarenaria砂岩?지질? 사암(砂岩)smiltainissmilšakmensbatu pasirzandsteensandsteinpiaskowiecgrésgre­sieпесчаникpieskovecpeščenjakpeščarsandstenหินทรายซึ่งเกิดจากการเกาะตัวกันอย่างเหนียวแน่นของเม็ดทรายkum taşı沙岩пісковикریگی پتھرsa thạch (đá do cát kết lại mà thành)沙岩

n sand-storm [ˈsӕnstoːm]

a storm of wind, carrying with it clouds of sand We were caught in a sandstorm in the desert.sandstorm, stofstormعاصِفَة رَمْلِيَّهпясъчна буряpísečná bouřesandstormder Sandsturmαμμοθύελλαtormenta de arenaliivatormطوفان شنtempête de sableסוּפַת-חוֹלरेतली आंधी, रेतीला तूफानpješčana olujahomokviharbadai pasirsandstormur/-roktempesta di sabbia*砂あらし(사막의) 모래 폭풍smėlio audrasmilšu vētraribut pasirzandstormsandstorm/-rokkburza piaskowatempestade de areiafurtună de nisipсамум, песчаная буряpiesočná búrkapeščeni viharpeščana olujasandstormพายุทรายkum fırtınası沙暴самум, піщана буряریتیلی آندھیbão cát沙暴