Sand (s nd, sä d), George Pen name of Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin, Baroness Dudevant. 1804-1876. French writer whose novels, plays, and essays concern the freedom and independence of women. Among her works are the novels Lélia (1833) and Consuelo (1842). |   |
| 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. [Middle English, from Old English.] |
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]
| 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  sand - a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coralbeach - 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 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 |
| 2. |  Sand - French writer known for works concerning women's rights and independence (1804-1876) | |
| 3. | sand - fortitude and determination; "he didn't have the guts to try it" 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" rough-sand - sand roughly; "rough-sand the door before painting it" |
sand
Translations
sand [sænd] n → sabbia
vt → cospargere di sabbia;
(also: sand down) [+ wood etc]; cartavetrare see also sands
n sand [sӕnd]
1 a large amount of tiny particles of crushed rocks, shells etc, found on beaches etc. sand رَمْل، حُطام пясък písek sand der Sand άμμος arena liiv شن hiekka sable חוֹל रेत, सिकता pijesak homok pasir sandur sabbia 砂 모래 smėlis smiltis pasir zand sand piasek areia nisip песок piesok prod pesak sand ทราย kum 沙子 пісок ریت cát 沙子
2 an area of sand, especially on a beach We lay on the sand. sand رَمْل الشّاطئ плаж pláž sand der Sand αμμουδιά playa arenosa (ranna)liiv شنزار hiekka plage חוֹלוֹת बालू-तट pješčana ravnica föveny, homok(os part) pantai berpasir sandur spiaggia 砂浜 모래 사장 smėlis smiltis; pludmale kawasan berpasir zand sand piasek areia plajă песчаный пляж pláž pesek pesak sand ชายหาด kumsal, kumluk 沙灘 пісок ساحل کی ریتیلی زمین bãi cát, lớp cát 沙滩
v
to smooth with eg sand-paper The floor should be sanded before you varnish it. skuur يُزَجِّج опесачавам obrousit slibe schmirgeln λειαίνω, περνώ με γυαλόχαρτο lijar liivapaberiga hõõruma شن مال كردن hioa sabler לְלַטֵש रेगमार, लकड़ी पर पॉलिश करने का बालू लगा हुआ काग़ज़ pjeskariti, izgladiti pijeskom smirgliz, (le)csiszol mengampelas pússa með sandpappír sabbiare みがく ...을 사포로 닦다 šlifuoti, šveisti slīpēt/tīrīt ar smiltīm/smilšpapīru mengempelas schuren slipe med sandpapir wyszlifować lixar a netezi; a şlefui шлифовать obrúsiť obrusiti šmirglati sandpappra, slipa med sandpapper ขัดด้วยทราย kum serpmek, kum doldurmak 用沙紙擦 шліфувати наждачним папером ریگ مال وغیرہ سے رگڑ کر صاف کرنا rải cát, phủ cát 用沙纸擦
adj sandy
1 filled or covered with sand a sandy beach. sanderig رَمْلي пясъчен písečný sandet Sand-... αμμώδης arenoso, de arena liivane پوشيده از شن و ماسه hiekkainen sablonneux חוֹלִי रेतीला pješčan, pjeskovit homokos berpasir sendinn sabbioso 砂の 모래투성이의, 모래에 덮인 smėlio smilšains; smilšu- berpasir zanderig sand-, sandholdig, sandet piaszczysty arenoso nisipos песчаный pieskový, piesočný peščen peščan sandig, sand- ปกคลุมด้วยทราย kumlu 沙的 піщаний ریتیلا , có cát , phủ cát 沙的
2 (of hair) yellowish-red in colour She has fair skin and sandy hair. sandkleurig أصْفَر كَلَون الرَّمْل، رَمْلي жълтеникавочервен pískové barvy sandfarvet rotblond κοκκινόξανθος (για μαλλιά) rubio oscuro liivakarva رنگ حنايي hiekanvärinen blond roux אָדוֹם-צְהַבהַב पीलापन लिए हुए लाल (बाल) žutocrvene boje vörösesszőke pirang ljósrauður biondo rossiccio 砂色の 엷은 갈색의, 적황색의 smėlio spalvos smilškrāsas- perang muda rossig rødblond rudawo-blond ruivo arămiu рыжеватый piesková farba peščen boje peska rödblond สีเหลืองอมแดง kum rengi 沙色的 пісковий, рудуватий زردی مائل سرخ có màu cát 沙色的
n sandbank [ˈsӕnbӕŋk]
a bank of sand formed by tides and currents. sandbank شاطئ رَمْلي пясъчна плитчина nános písku revle die Sandbank αμμώδες ανάχωμα που σχηματίζεται από τα θαλάσσια ρεύματα banco de arena liivakallas ساحل شنی hiekkatörmä banc de sable שִׂרטוֹן रेती, सकैत pješčana obala homokzátony beting pasir sandalda/-hryggur banco di sabbia 砂州 모래톱, 모래 언덕 smėlio sekluma, sąnašos smilšu sēklis tebing pasir zandbank sandbanke mielizna banco de areia banc de nisip песчаная отмель nános piesku, piesčina sipina peščana obala sandbank กองทรายบริเวณน้ำตื้น kum seti 沙洲，沙灘 піщана обмілина, банка بالوچر bãi 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. sandkasteel قَلْعَة رَمْلِيَّه пясъчен замък hrad z písku sandslot die Sandburg πύργος στην άμμο castillo de arena liivaloss قلعه ماسه اي hiekkalinna château de sable אַרמוֹן חוֹל बालू का महल dvorac od pijeska homokvár puri pasir sandkastali castello di sabbia 砂の城 (아이들이 만드는) 모래성 smėlio pilis smilšu pils istana pasir zandkasteel sandslott zamek z piasku castelo na areia castel de nisip замок из песка hrad z piesku peščeni grad zamak od peska sandslott ปราสาทที่ก่อด้วยกองทราย kumdan şato 沙城堡，沙塔 замок з піску ریت کا محل lâu 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. skuurpapier وَرَق الزُّجاج шкурка skelný papír sandpapir das Sandpapier γυαλόχαρτο lija, papel de lija liivapaber كاغذ سمباده hiekkapaperi papier de verre נְייָר לֶטֶש रेगमाल, रेगमार brusni papir smirgli ampelas sandpappír carta vetrata 紙やすり 사포 švitrinis popierius, švitras smilšpapīrs kertas pasir schuurpapier sandpapir papier ścierny lixa şmirghel наждачная бумага brúsny papier smirkov papir šmirgl papir sandpapper กระดาษทราย zımpara kağıdı 沙紙 наждачний папір; наждачка ریگ مال giấy ráp, giấy nhám 沙纸
v
to make smooth with sandpaper. skuur يَحُك بوَرَق الزُّجاج изтърквам с шкурка obrousit slibe schmirgeln λειαίνω, περνώ με γυαλόχαρτο lijar liivapaberiga lihvima سمباده كشيدن hioa hiekkapaperilla poncer לְלַטֵש रेगमार करना izgladiti brusnim papirom smirgliz mengampelas pússa carteggiare, cartavetrare 紙やすりをかける 사포로 닦다[] nušveisti noslīpēt; notīrīt (ar smilšpapīru) mengempelas glad schuren slipe med sandpapir szlifować papierem ściernym lixar a şmirghelui шлифовать obrúsiť smirkati šmirglati sandpappra, slipa (putsa) med sandpapper ขัดด้วยกระดาษทราย zımparalamak 用沙紙擦 шліфувати наждачним папером ریگ مال سے ہموار بنانا đánh giấy ráp 用沙纸擦
n pl sandshoes [ˈsӕnʃuːz]
soft light shoes, often with rubber soles. strandsandale حِذاء مطّاطي خَفيف гуменки plátěnky strandsko die Strandschuhe (pl.) σανδάλια (πληθ.) playeras rannakingad كفش راحتي kumitossut espadrilles סַנדָלִים रेत पर चलने के लिए जूते lagane cipele za plažu strandcipő sepatu karet espadrilla, strigaskór scarpe di tela ゴム底靴 (고무창을 댄) 가벼운 운동화 paplūdimio sandalai buraudekla apavi; pludmales apavi sejenis kasut yang lembut dan ringan strandschoenen strandsko obuwie plażowe sapatilhas espadrile пляжные туфли plátenky espadrile papuče strandskor รองเท้าเดินบนทราย lâstik tabanlı keten ayakkabı 沙地軟鞋 пляжні черевики نرم ہلکے جوتے giày đi cát 沙地软鞋
n sandstone [ˈsӕnstəun]
a soft type of rock made of layers of sand pressed together. sandsteen حَجَر رَمْلي пясъчник pískovec sandsten der Sandstein αμμόλιθος piedra arenisca liivakivi ماسه سنگ hiekkakivi grès אֶבֶן-חוֹל बलुआ पत्थर, बालुकाश्म pješčenjak homokkő batu pasir sandsteinn arenaria 砂岩 ?지질? 사암(砂岩) smiltainis smilšakmens batu pasir zandsteen sandstein piaskowiec grés gresie песчаник pieskovec peščenjak peščar sandsten หินทรายซึ่งเกิดจากการเกาะตัวกันอย่างเหนียวแน่นของเม็ดทราย kum taşı 沙岩 пісковик ریگی پتھر sa 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, stofstorm عاصِفَة رَمْلِيَّه пясъчна буря písečná bouře sandstorm der Sandsturm αμμοθύελλα tormenta de arena liivatorm طوفان شن tempête de sable סוּפַת-חוֹל रेतली आंधी, रेतीला तूफान pješčana oluja homokvihar badai pasir sandstormur/-rok tempesta di sabbia 砂あらし (사막의) 모래 폭풍 smėlio audra smilšu vētra ribut pasir zandstorm sandstorm/-rokk burza piaskowa tempestade de areia furtună de nisip самум, песчаная буря piesočná búrka peščeni vihar peščana oluja sandstorm พายุทราย kum fırtınası 沙暴 самум, піщана буря ریتیلی آندھی bão cát 沙暴
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