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sand S0060800 (sănd)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. often sands A tract of land covered with sand, as a beach or desert.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.]sands (ˈsændz) pl n (Physical Geography) an extensive area of sand, esp at a seashore or in a desertThesaurusNoun | 1. | sands - the region of the shore of a lake or sea or oceanlitoral, littoral, littoral zonecoast, seacoast, sea-coast, seashore - the shore of a sea or ocean | TranslationsIdiomsSeesandsands
sands[sanz] (mining engineering) The coarser and heavier particles of crushed ore, of such size that they settle readily in water and may be leached by allowing the solution to percolate. SANDS
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SANDS➣Stillbirth and Neonatal Death Society (UK) | SANDS➣Shoreline and Nearshore Data System (GIS/monitoring database) | SANDS➣Surveillance Accident Nuclear Detection System | SANDS➣Supplement to an Abbreviated New Drug Submission (Canada) | SANDS➣Standard Analog To Digital System | SANDS➣System for Accurate Nearshore Depth Surveys |
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Synonyms for sandsnoun the region of the shore of a lake or sea or oceanSynonyms- litoral
- littoral
- littoral zone
Related Words- coast
- seacoast
- sea-coast
- seashore
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