Sand Definition

sănd

sanded, sanding, sands

noun

sands

Small loose grains of worn or disintegrated rock.

American Heritage

Loose, gritty particles of eroded or weathered rock, varying in size from about¹₁₆ mm to 2 mm in diameter, usually deposited along the shores of bodies of water, in riverbeds, or in deserts.

Webster's New World

A tract or area of sand; beach, etc.

Webster's New World

Particles (of time); moments.

Webster's New World

The loose, granular, gritty particles in an hourglass.

American Heritage

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
Baroness Dudevant
Amandine Aurore Lucie Dupin
george sand
gumption
moxie
guts
backbone
grit
quicksand
psammophilous
medano
kame
eschar
downs
burst

verb

sanded, sanding, sands

To sprinkle or cover with sand.

Webster's New World

To smooth, polish, or clean with sand, sandpaper, or other abrasive substance.

Webster's New World

To mix with sand.

American Heritage

To fill with sand.

Webster's New World

To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Synonyms:
sandpaper

adjective

Reddish-yellow to grayish-tan.

Webster's New World

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

Wiktionary

Synonyms:

Other Word Forms of Sand

Noun

Singular:

sand

Plural:

sands

Origin of Sand

From Middle English, from Old English sand, from Proto-Germanic *samdaz (compare West Frisian sân, Dutch zand, German Sand, Danish sand), from Proto-Indo-European *sámhâ‚‚dÊ°os (compare Latin sabulum, Ancient Greek ἄμαθος (ámathos)), from *sem- (“to pour") (compare English dialectal samel (“sand bottom"), Old Irish to-ess-sem (“to pour out"), Latin sentina (“bilge water"), Lithuanian sémti (“to scoop"), Ancient Greek ἀμάω (amáō, “to gather"), ἄμη (amÄ“, “water bucket")).

From Wiktionary
Middle English from Old English

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition