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Definition sand

Etymology 1

From Middle English sand, from Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare West Frisian sân, Dutch zand, German Sand, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámh?d?os (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ?????? (ámathos)), from *sem- (“to pour”) (compare English dialectal samel (“sand bottom”), Old Irish do·essim (“to pour out”), Latin sentina (“bilge water”), Lithuanian sémti (“to scoop”), Ancient Greek ???? (amá?, “to gather”), ??? (ám?, “water bucket”)).

Noun

sand (usually uncountable, plural sands)

1. (uncountable) Rock that is ground more finely than gravel, but is not as fine as silt (more formally, see grain sizes chart), forming beaches and deserts and also used in construction.
2. (countable, often in the plural) A beach or other expanse of sand.
3. (uncountable, dated, circa 1920) Personal courage.
4. (uncountable, geology) A particle from 62.5 microns to 2 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.
5. A light beige colour, like that of typical sand.
6. (countable, obsolete) A single grain of sand.
7. (countable, figuratively) A moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life (referring to the sand in an hourglass).

Adjective

sand

1. Of a light beige colour, like that of typical sand.

Etymology 2

From Middle English sanden, from the noun (see above).

Verb

sand (third-person singular simple present sands, present participle sanding, simple past and past participle sanded)

1. (transitive) To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
2. (transitive) To cover with sand.
3. (transitive, historical) To blot ink using sand.

Etymology 3

Abbreviation of sand(piper).

Noun

sand (plural sands)

1. (colloquial) A sandpiper.

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