| 单词 | sandcastles |
| 释义 | sand /sand/noun
ORIGIN: OE sand; Du zand, Ger Sand, ON sandr sandˈed adjective
sandˈer noun A tool (esp power-driven) with an abrasive surface, or with a pad to which sandpaper, etc can be fitted, used to sand wood, etc sandˈiness noun Sandy quality, esp in colour sandˈing noun sandˈ-like adjective sandˈling noun The launce or sand eel sandˈy adjective
sandˈyish adjective sandˈbag noun
transitive verb (pat sandˈbagged)
sandˈbagger noun sandˈbank noun A bank of sand in a river, river mouth, etc, often above water at low tide sand bar noun A long sandbank in a river or the sea sand bath noun
sand bed noun
sandˈ-binder noun A plant whose roots or rootstocks fix shifting sands sandˈblast noun
sandˈblaster noun sandˈblasting noun sandˈ-blind adjective see separate entry. sand blow noun (geology) The removal of large amounts of sand from a place by the wind sandˈbox noun
sandˈboy noun A boy selling sand, proverbially happy sand break noun A barrier to prevent sand being blown into crops, etc sand bunker noun sandˈ-cast transitive verb To cast in a mould of sand sandˈ-casting noun sandˈcastle noun A model of a castle made esp by children at play on a beach or in a sandpit sand crack noun A crack in a horse's hoof, often causing lameness sand dab noun Any of various kinds of small Pacific flatfishes often eaten as food sand dance noun A dance performed on a sanded surface sandˈ-dart noun A British noctuid moth sandˈ-devil noun A small whirlwind sand dollar noun A flat sea urchin of shallow coastal waters sandˈ-dune noun A ridge of loose sand drifted by the wind sand eel or sand lance noun The launce sandˈ-flag noun A fissile sandstone sand flea noun
sandˈfly noun
sandˈglass noun A glass instrument, eg an hourglass, for measuring time by the running out of sand sand grain noun sand grass noun Any grass that grows on sand sandˈgroper noun (Aust)
sand grouse noun Any bird of the genera Pterocles and Syrrhaptes, with long pointed wings, once classified as grouse because of their feathered legs but now considered as a suborder (Pterocletes) related to pigeons sandˈheap noun sandˈhill noun sandˈhog noun (N Am sl) A person who works on underground or underwater construction projects in an enclosed work area supplied with compressed air sandˈhopper noun An amphipod crustacean (Talitrus, Orchestia, etc) of the seashore and tidal estuaries that jumps by suddenly straightening its bent body sand iron noun Another name for a sand wedge sand lance noun The sand eel or launce sandˈ-lark noun
sand leek noun The rocambole sand lizard noun An oviparous lizard (Lacerta agilis) of Europe and S England sandˈman noun (with the) a fairy who supposedly puts children to sleep at bedtime by sprinkling sand on their eyes sand martin noun A small European bird, Riparia riparia, of the martin family that nests in tunnels hollowed out of sandy banks sand mason noun A tube worm that makes its tube out of sand sand mole noun An African mole-rat, Bathyergus sand painting noun The making of designs with coloured sand, as in various Native American ceremonies sandˈpaper noun
transitive verb To smooth or polish with sandpaper sandˈpapery adjective sandˈ-peep noun (US) Any small sandpiper sand pipe noun A tubular hollow in chalk, usu filled with clay, sand, etc from above sandˈpiper noun The name for a large number of birds of the Scolopacidae family of ground-dwelling, wading birds intermediate between plovers and snipe, frequenting sandy shores and riverbanks and uttering a clear piping note sandˈpit noun
sand plough noun A vehicle like a snow plough, for clearing roads, railway lines, etc of sand sand pride noun A small river lamprey sandˈpump noun A pump for raising wet sand or mud sand saucer noun The egg mass of certain sea snails sandˈ-screw noun A burrowing amphipod (from its wriggling movements) sandˈshoe noun A shoe for walking or playing on the sands in, usu with a canvas upper and rubber sole, a plimsoll sandˈ-skipper noun A sandhopper sandˈ-snake noun A short-tailed, boa-like genus (Eryx) of Old World snakes sand sole see lemon2 sandˈspout noun A moving pillar of sand drawn up by a whirlwind sandˈ-star noun An ophiurid, esp of the short-armed kind, such as Ophiura sandˈstone noun A rock formed of compacted and hardened sand sandˈstorm noun A storm of wind carrying along clouds of sand sandˈsucker noun
sand table noun
sandˈ-thrower noun A tool for throwing sand on newly sized or painted surfaces sand trap noun
sand wasp noun A solitary burrowing insect of several families related to the true wasps sand wedge noun A golf club specially designed to hit the ball out of bunkers sandˈworm noun The lugworm or other worm that lives on the sand sandˈwort noun Any species of Arenaria, plants related to the chickweed sand yacht, sandˈ-yachting see under yacht sandy blight noun (Aust) Any of various eye infections sandˈy-lavˈerock noun (Scot) A sand-lark |
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